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    When Does Spring 2027 Registration Open at Saddleback College?

    Spring 2027 registration

    Spring 2027 registration at Saddleback opens Monday, October 26, 2026 (in 12 days).

    Priority groups (veterans, foster youth, DSPS, EOPS and others)
    Oct 20 · in 6 days
    Continuing students
    Oct 26 · in 12 days
    New and returning students (open registration)
    Nov 26 · in 43 days

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

    Saddleback spring semester 2027 dates

    First day of classes
    (Tuesday) Instruction Begins
    Jan 19
    Spring break
    Spring Break : Holiday
    Mar 31

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

    Which classes fill up first at Saddleback?

    In Fall 2026, 40% of Saddleback’s 2,570 class sections filled up. These filled every section, or nearly every one:

    STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics
    33 of 33 sections full
    BIO 11 Human Anatomy
    8 of 8 sections full
    CHEM 3 Fundamental Chemistry
    9 of 9 sections full
    CHEM 8 Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry
    7 of 7 sections full
    BIO 15 General Microbiology
    6 of 6 sections full
    N 165 Lifecycle 1, Fundamentals of Aging
    4 of 4 sections full

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

    Questions students ask

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

    Priority groups (veterans, foster youth, DSPS, EOPS and others): Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Continuing students: Monday, October 26, 2026. New and returning students (open registration): Thursday, November 26, 2026. Your exact time is the registration appointment shown in Saddleback’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. Saddleback sets the exact order within those rules.

    How do I get an earlier registration time at Saddleback?

    Finish orientation, placement and an education plan with a counselor at Saddleback 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 Saddleback classes filled last fall, so pick backups for those.

    When does the spring semester start at Saddleback?

    Spring 2027 classes at Saddleback start Tuesday, January 19, 2027.

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