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  Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) is a two-year community/technical college that offers more than 70 associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs for students who are either seeking quick entry into the workforce or desiring to transfer to a senior institution to pursue a bachelor's degree.
  
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Academic Calendar

2023-2024

FALL 2023	Full Fall	Fast Forward I	Flex Start	Fast Forward II
Registration Begins	Apr 3	Apr 3	Apr 3	Apr 3
Drop for Non-Payment *	July 18/Aug 8/Aug 29/Sept 19/Oct 17	July 18/Aug 8/Aug 29/Sept 19/Oct 17	July 18/Aug 8/Aug 29/Sept 19/Oct 17	July 18/Aug 8/Aug 29/Sept 19/Oct 17
Classes Begin	Aug 21	Aug 21	Sept 11	Oct 16
Report Non-Attendance	Aug 21 - Sept 3	Aug 21 - Sept 3	Sept 11-14	Oct 16-20
Last Day to Add/Drop	Aug 27	Aug 22	Sept 13	Oct 17
Last Day to Withdraw without Punitive Grade	Nov 3	Sept 21	Nov 3	Nov 16
Last Day of Classes	November 27 – Last Monday only class November 28 - Last Tuesday only class November 29 – Last Mon/Wed and Wednesday only class November 30 - Last Tues/Thurs and Thurs only class December 1 – Last Friday only class	Oct 10	November 27 – Last Monday only class November 28 - Last Tuesday only class November 29 – Last Mon/Wed and Wednesday only class November 30 - Last Tues/Thurs and Thurs only class December 1 – Last Friday only class	December 6
Final Exam Period	Dec 4-9	Oct 11-12	Dec 4-9	Dec 7-8
Grades Due	Dec 11 at 5:00 p.m.	Oct 12 at 12 noon	Dec 11 at 5:00 p.m.	Dec 11 at 5:00 p.m.

Spring 2024	Full Spring	Fast Forward I	Flex Start	Fast Forward II
Registration Begins	Oct 23, 2023	Oct 23, 2023	Oct 23, 2023	Oct 23, 2023
Drop for Non-Payment *	Dec 5/ Jan 9/Jan 16/Feb 13/March 5	Dec 5/ Jan 9/Jan 16/Feb 13/March 5	Dec 5/ Jan 9/Jan 16/Feb 13/March 5	Dec 5/ Jan 9/Jan 16/Feb 13/March 5
Classes Begin	Jan 8	Jan 8	Jan 29	Feb 29
Report Non-Attendance	Jan 8-21	Jan 8-21	Jan 29 - Feb 1	Feb 29-Mar 6
Last Day to Add/Drop	Jan 14	Jan 9	Jan 31	Mar 1
Last Day to Withdraw without Punitive Grade	Mar 19	Feb 13	Mar 19	Apr 16
Last Day of Classes	April 17 – Last Wednesday only class April 18 – Last Thursday only class April 19 – Last Friday only class April 22 – Last Mon/Wed and Monday only class April 23 – Last Tues/Thurs and Tuesday only class	Feb 26	April 17 – Last Wednesday only class April 18 – Last Thursday only class April 19 – Last Friday only class April 22 – Last Mon/Wed and Monday only class April 23 – Last Tues/Thurs and Tuesday only class	April 25
Final Exam Period	April 24-30	Feb 27	April 24-30	April 29
Grades Due	May 3 at 12:00 pm	Feb 28 at 12 noon	May 3 at 12:00 pm	May 3 at 12:00 pm

Summer 2024	Maymester	Full Summer	Fast Forward I	Fast Forward II
Registration Begins	Dec 1, 2023	Feb 26, 2024	Feb 26, 2024	Feb 26, 2024
Drop for Non-Payment *	April 30	Apr 30/May 21	Apr 30/May 21	Apr 30/May 21/June 25
Classes Begin	May 6	May 13	May 13	June 17
Report Non-Attendance	May 6-9	May 13-26	May 13-26	June 17-23
Last Day to Add/Drop	May 7	May 19	May 14	June 18
Last Day to Withdraw without Punitive Grade	May 22	July 8	June 4	July 17
Last Day of Classes	May 30	July 26	June 13	July 26
Final Exam Period	May 31 & June 1	July 29-Aug 1	June 14-15	July 29-Aug 1
Grades Due	June 4 at 5:00 p.m.	Aug 2 at 5:00 p.m.	June 16 at 12 noon	Aug 2 at 5:00 p.m.

Other important Dates

Sept 4, 2023 - Labor Day Holiday - College Closed
Nov 22-26, 2023 - Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 19, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024 - Winter Break - College Closed
Jan 15, 2024 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - College Closed
Mar 18-24, 2024 - Spring Break - No Classes
Mar 29, 2024 - Good Friday - No Classes
May 27, 2024 - Memorial Day - College Closed
July 1-7, 2024 - Independence Holidays - No Classes
July 3-4, 2024 - Independence Holidays - College Closed

*Courses will be dropped on these dates for students who have not paid tuition in full or set up a Payment Plan in myHGTC.

Current Semester Information

Fall Classes

Classes Begin

August 21 (Full Fall/Fast Forward I)
September 11 (Flex Start)
October 16 (Fast Forward II)

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