Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 1st 8-Week Block runs Aug 17, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026 1st 8-Week BlockRelevant now
- Fall Semester 2026
- Fall Semester 2026 2nd 8-Week Block
- Spring Semester 2027
- Spring Semester 2027 1st 8-Week Block
- Spring Semester 2027 2nd 8-Week Block
- Summer Term 2027 1st 4-Week Block
- Summer Term 2027 (8-Week)
- Summer Term 2027 2nd 4-Week Block
- Summer Term 2027 5-Week Block
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
M
- MerleFest
- The massive annual Americana music festival held on the WCC campus grounds, which defines the campus culture every April.
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.
- SkillsUSA
- A partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce.
- SNA
- Student Nurses Association, a professional organization for students in the nursing program.
T
- The Grill
- The primary campus dining facility located in Herring Hall.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Alumni
- Alumni Hall, a central academic building on the Wilkes campus.
- Hayes
- Hayes Hall, home to the Walker Center auditorium and various classrooms.
- Herring
- Herring Hall, which houses student services, the bookstore, and the dining hall.
- Lowe's
- Lowe's Hall, an academic building named after the local corporation.
- Moodle
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
- Power
- Power Hall, which houses technical and vocational programs.
- Self-Service
- The online portal used by students to register for classes, check grades, and manage financial aid.
- stone_culinary_center
- Stone Culinary Center
- Thompson
- Thompson Hall, used for various academic and administrative purposes.
- Watermark
- The student success software (formerly known as Sage) used for advising and academic alerts.
- WCC Alert
- The emergency notification system that sends text and email updates regarding campus closures or safety issues.
- wcc_food_pantry
- WCC Food Pantry
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 1st 8-Week Block runs Aug 17, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 12 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.