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    When Does Spring 2027 Registration Open at Butte College?

    Spring 2027 registration

    Spring 2027 registration at Butte opened Wednesday, September 23, 2026, and opens to new students in 54 days.

    Priority groups (veterans, foster youth, DSPS, EOPS and others)
    Sep 21
    Continuing students
    Sep 23
    New and returning students (open registration)
    Dec 7 · in 54 days

    From Butte’s registration page, checked Oct 13. Your exact day and time is your registration appointment in Butte’s student portal.

    Butte spring semester 2027 dates

    Spring break
    Spring Break Non-Instructional Week
    Mar 15 – Mar 19

    From Butte’s academic calendar. Short-term and late-start classes have their own deadlines, listed with each class in the schedule.

    Does Butte have a winter session?

    Yes. Butte’s winter 2027 session runs Jan 4 – Jan 22. A winter class is a full course squeezed into a few weeks, so it can take a requirement off a heavy spring, at the cost of a fast pace.

    Butte’s calendar calls it: “Winter 2027 Semester Begins”.

    Which classes fill up first at Butte?

    In Fall 2026, 65% of Butte’s 1,474 class sections filled up. These filled every section, or nearly every one:

    ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing
    52 of 52 sections full
    STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics
    32 of 32 sections full
    COMM C1000 Intro to Public Speaking
    30 of 30 sections full
    BIOL 20 Human Anatomy
    17 of 17 sections full
    PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology
    22 of 22 sections full
    CHEM 51 Elem Inorganic Chem
    16 of 16 sections full

    See the 30 classes that fill up fastest at Butte, with waitlist sizes.

    Questions students ask

    When can I sign up for spring 2027 classes at Butte?

    Priority groups (veterans, foster youth, DSPS, EOPS and others): Monday, September 21, 2026. Continuing students: Wednesday, September 23, 2026. New and returning students (open registration): Monday, December 7, 2026. Your exact time is the registration appointment shown in Butte’s student portal.

    Why do some students get to register before me?

    California's community colleges follow a registration order set by state rules (California Code of Regulations, Title 5, section 58108). Groups the law names come first, including active-duty military and veterans, current and former foster youth, and students in DSPS, EOPS or CalWORKs. Next are continuing students who have finished orientation, placement and an education plan with a counselor. Butte sets the exact order within those rules.

    How do I get an earlier registration time at Butte?

    Finish orientation, placement and an education plan with a counselor at Butte before registration opens, and stay in good academic standing. Students can lose priority after two terms in a row on academic or progress probation (some colleges now call it "notice"), or once they pass 100 degree-applicable units.

    What if the class I need is full?

    Join the waitlist if the section has one, and keep an eye on it through the first week: seats open up as students drop. Depending on the college, you are either added automatically or sent a permission number or add code that expires, so check your email. Going to the first class meeting matters, since instructors often add waitlisted students who show up. The list above shows which Butte classes filled last fall, so pick backups for those.

    Can I take winter classes at Butte?

    Yes. Butte’s winter 2027 session runs Jan 4 – Jan 22. Winter classes count the same as spring ones, but cover a full course in a few weeks.

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