SCC Switches to Semester Calendar, Opens Fall Class Registration

Taking effect this fall, Southeast Community College (SCC) (www.southeast.edu/Q2S) will change from a quarter academic calendar to a semester calendar. The switch will provide many advantages to students, including more time to focus on each class and an easier transition when transferring to a four-year college or university. The conversion will align better with SCC’s partner high schools, where dual-credit courses are offered on a semester calendar.

April 8 is the first day students can register for the first fall semester in a new academic calendar. The fall semester begins August 26.

“With more than 90% of colleges and universities in the United States operating on a semester calendar, SCC will align with its many four-year college and university partners including the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Peru State College, University of Nebraska–Omaha, Doane University, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Bellevue University, Concordia University, and many others,” said Dr. Paul Illich, SCC president. “SCC is committed to embracing an operational pace that enhances its collaborative and innovative partnerships and promotes SCC’s mission to empower and transform its students and the communities it serves.”

Southeast Community College fulfills its mission by offering more than 50 programs of study on campuses in Beatrice, Lincoln, and Milford. For more information on SCC’s quarter-to-semester transition, go to www.southeast.edu/Q2S or contact the Lincoln campus office at (402) 471-3333.