Academic calendar
Fall 2026 15-week runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026 1st 5-week
- Fall 2026 1st 7-1/2-week
- Fall 2026 10-week
- Fall 2026 15-weekRelevant now
- Fall 2026 Delayed Start
- Fall 2026 2nd-5-week
- Fall 2026 Late Start
- Fall 2026 2nd 7-1/2-week
- Fall 2026 3rd 5-week
- Winter 2027 Full Session
- Spring 2027 1st 5-week
- Spring 2027 1st 7-1/2-week
- Spring 2027 10-week
- Spring 2027 15-week
- Spring 2027 Delayed Start
- Spring 2027 2nd-5-week
- Spring 2027 Late Start
- Spring 2027 2nd 7-1/2-week
- Spring 2027 3rd 5-week
- Summer 2027 1st 5-week
- Summer 2027 8-week
- Summer 2027 10-week
- Summer 2027 2nd-5-week
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
C
- Cascadilla
- One of the six residence hall buildings on campus.
- Cayuga
- One of the six residence hall buildings on campus.
- Cortland
- One of the six residence hall buildings on campus.
F
- Fireside
- The Fireside Cafeteria, providing full meal services and a lounge area.
N
- NSLS
- National Society of Leadership and Success chapter at TC3.
P
- Panther
- The college mascot, used as a prefix for many services (e.g., Panther Card, Panther Pride).
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
S
- S.A.B.
- Student Activities Board, responsible for planning campus events.
- Seneca
- One of the six residence hall buildings on campus.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the representative body for students.
T
- TC3
- The ubiquitous shorthand for Tompkins Cortland Community College.
- The Cage
- Colt's Cage, the main casual dining and grill area on campus.
- Tioga
- One of the six residence hall buildings on campus.
- Tompkins
- One of the six residence hall buildings on campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- BorgWarner Morse TEC Student Center
- The student hub area located within the main building facility.
- Degree Works
- The online academic advising and degree audit tool for tracking graduation progress.
- Dryden
- The town where the main campus is located; students often use it to refer to the campus site specifically.
- fireside_caf
- Fireside Café
- Main Building
- The primary structure housing classrooms, faculty offices, and student services.
- MyTC3
- The online portal used by students to access email, grades, and course registration.
- Panther Card
- The official student identification card used for dining, library services, and building access.
- tc3_eatery
- TC3 Eatery
- TCAT
- Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, the bus service used by students to travel between campus, Ithaca, and Dryden.
- The Link
- The enclosed climate-controlled walkway connecting the residence halls to the Main Building.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 15-week runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 10 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.