Census Date (Drop/Withdrawal)
Prior to or on the census date, students may drop a class (course will not appear on their transcript). The census date is the day that CTC officially certifies with the State of Texas the number of enrollments in each credit course. Census date signals the last day of the add/drop period. This chart depicts the census date based on course length.
NOTE: Census dates are subject to change by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Deadline to officially withdraw from a class is usually at the 75 percent point of class instruction. The number of weeks in the “Last Date to Withdraw from a Class” column in the chart below are approximate. Refer to the applicable semester Enrollment Guide or CTC website for actual dates to drop/withdraw. See the “Late Registration and Adding or Dropping Classes” in the Admission and Registration section of the catalog for more details. The chart displays the census date based on course length.
| Length of Class in Weeks |
Census Date |
Last Date to Withdraw from a Class* |
| 2 or less |
1st Class Day |
1½ Week |
| 3 |
2nd Class Day |
2¼ Week |
| 4 |
3rd Class Day |
3rd Week |
| 5 |
4th Class Day |
3¾ Week |
| 6 |
4th Class Day |
4½ Week |
| 7 |
5th Class Day |
5¼ Week |
| 8 |
6th Class Day |
6th Week |
| 9 |
7th Class Day |
6¾ Week |
| 10** |
7th Class Day |
7th Week |
| 12** |
9th Class Day |
9th Week |
| 16** |
12th Class Day |
12th Week |
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*This information is to serve as a guide. Refer to the applicable semester Central Campus Enrollment Guide for actual dates of withdrawal. Enrollment Guides can be found at www.ctcd.edu/academics/class-schedules/
**In the Summer Semesters, the official census date for classes taught 10 or more weeks is the 12th class day.
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After the census date, students may withdraw themselves through the CTC Central Records or CTC Fort Cavazos Records Office or Etrieve (online).
Faculty cannot withdraw students from a course after census and instead will report a last date of attendance with final grade for students who stop attending or participating in class. Dropping or withdrawing from a class after the class start date will not result in a full refund. See Central Texas College District Refund Schedule for details.
NOTE: For co-requisite classes a withdrawal/drop from one class will result in an automatic withdrawal/drop from the other co-requisite class.