Below is the schedule of key dates for the fall 2009–10 academic year.

Fall 2009

Aug. 26
New-student orientation

Aug. 27–30
Opening residency weekend

Sep. 7
Labor Day holiday (CCA offices closed)

Sep. 24–27
Second residency weekend

Oct. 22–25
Third residency weekend

Nov. 12–15
Fourth residency weekend
Nov. 26–27
Thanksgiving Day holiday (CCA offices closed)

Dec. 10–13
Fifth residency weekend

Dec. 16
Final semester coursework due

Dec. 25–Jan. 1
Winter break (CCA offices closed)

Spring 2010

Jan. 14–17
First residency weekend

Jan. 18
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (CCA offices closed)

Feb. 11–14
Second residency weekend

Feb. 15
Presidents Day holiday (CCA offices open)

March 11–14
Third residency weekend

March 15–19
Spring break, no classes

April 1–4
Fourth residency weekend

April 29–May 2
Fifth residency weekend

May 5
Final semester coursework due

On-Site Attendance

Seventy-one percent of the total program hours (182 of 257 hours each semester) within the DMBA Program occur in person during the residencies, making on-site attendance essential.

Students from outside the Bay Area who attend the MBA Program in Design Strategy residencies will need to arrange their own local accommodations. If you need assistance, we can provide a list of local hotels, motels, and bed & breakfasts, as well as restaurants, coffee shops, and stores. For more information contact designmba@cca.edu.