Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 26, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Fall 2026 10-Week Late Start
- Fall 2026 7.5-Week Late Start
- Wintersession 2026-2027
- Spring 2027
- Spring 2027 10-Week Late Start
- Spring 2027 7.5-Week Late Start
- Summer 2027 First Six-Week Session
- Summer 2027 Eight-Week Session
- Summer 2027 Second Six-Week Session
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, the student-led group responsible for planning campus events.
- Captree Cafe
- The primary dining facility located within Captree Commons on the Grant Campus.
F
- Finn
- The official name of the Suffolk County Community College shark mascot.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for the student population.
- Sharks
- The collective nickname for the student body and athletic teams.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Asharoken
- Asharoken Hall, used for academic instruction and administrative offices.
- Captree
- Captree Commons, the central hub for student services, dining, and the bookstore.
- Caumsett
- Caumsett Hall, primarily used for classrooms and faculty offices.
- Grant
- Common shorthand used by students and staff to refer to the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood.
- HSEC
- The Health, Sports and Education Center, which houses athletic facilities and the pool.
- Late Start
- A specific category of classes that begin several weeks into the traditional semester.
- LRC
- The Learning Resource Center, which houses the campus library and computer labs.
- MySCCC
- The central online portal where students register for classes, check grades, and access financial aid.
- Nesconset
- Nesconset Hall, a building housing various academic departments and classrooms.
- Paumanok
- Paumanok Hall, a classroom building on the Grant Campus.
- Sagtikos
- Sagtikos Arts and Sciences Center, containing classrooms, labs, and the Van Nostrand Theatre.
- SCT
- Suffolk County Transit, the public bus system frequently used by students to commute to the Grant Campus.
- shark_bites_caf
- Shark Bites Café
- SharkCard
- The official student identification card used for library services, printing, and campus access.
- the_captree_commons_caf
- The Captree Commons Café
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 26, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 15 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.