Course Dates: Texas Cohort 4

DCCL courses generally run 7.5 weeks and include face-to-face and online components.

Fall and Spring courses run consecutively - each for 7.5 weeks with about 1 week between courses. Breaks may require some follow-up course work or pre-course work. Fall and Spring courses generally begin on a Friday (the Friday before the regular Ferris courses begin) and end on a Wednesday – constituting 7.5 weeks. Each course typically includes one face-to-face component generally held during the second weekend of each class as follows: Friday 4 pm to 9 pm, and Saturday 8:30 am to 5 pm.

Dates are subject to change up until the first class begins.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Spring 2025

Texas Cohort 4 Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 805 (3 credits) The Past, Present, and Future of Community Colleges	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery Orientation & class: Friday, Jan. 17 (10:00 am - 7:00 pm) Saturday, Jan. 18 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)	January 10 – March 5, 2025
IDSL 810 (3 credits) Critical Issues in the Community College	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery Friday, Mar. 21 (4:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Saturday, Mar. 22 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)	March 14 - May 7, 2025
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Summer 2025

Texas Cohort 4 Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 825 (3 credits) Foundations of Effective Leadership	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery May 16-20, 2025	May 9 - June 22, 2025
IDSL 885 (3 credits) Creating Culture of  Student Learning and Success		June 23 - August 6, 2025
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Fall 2025

Texas Cohort 4 Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 880 (3 credits) Leadership for Teaching and Learning	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery Friday, August 22 (4:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Saturday, August 23 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)	August 15 - October 8, 2025
IDSL 870 (3 credits) Marketing & Community Engagement	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery Friday, October 24 (4:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Saturday, October 25 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)	October 17 - December 10, 2025
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Spring 2026

Texas Cohort 4 Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 860 (3 credits) Resource Development	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery Friday, January 16 (4:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Saturday, January 17 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)	January 9 - March 5, 2026
IDSL 840 (3 credits) Qualitative Research	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Woodlands Friday, March 20 (4:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Saturday, March 21 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)	March 13 - May 6, 2026
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Summer 2026

Texas Cohort 4 Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 845 (4 credits) Quantitative Research	Face-to-face in Big Rapids, MI May 22 - May 26, 2026	May 15 - August 12, 2026
IDSL 898 (2 credits)

Fall 2026

Texas Cohort 4 Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 894 (3 credits) Practicum	Self-designed experience or study-abroad	August 21 - October 14, 2026
IDSL 865 (3 credits) Leveraging Human Resources	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery Friday, October 23 (4:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Saturday, October 24 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)	October 16 - December 9, 2026
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Spring 2027*

Texas Cohort 4 Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 835 (3 credits) Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery Friday, January 15 (4:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Saturday, January 16 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)	January 8 - March 3, 2027
IDSL 855 (3 credits) Managing Financial Resources	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Woodlands Friday, March 19 (4:00 pm - 9:00 pm) Saturday, March 20 (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)	March 12 - May 5, 2027
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Summer 2027*

Texas Cohort 4 Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 895 (3 credits) Policy and Governance	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery June 25 - 29, 2027	May 14 - June 29, 2027
IDSL 830 (3 credits) Leading Organizational Transformation & Cultural Change		June 30 - August 13, 2027
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Fall 2027*

Texas Cohort 4 Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 898 (6 credits) Comprehensive Interviews and Presentations (CIPs)	Face-to-face at Lone Star College - Montgomery  (days and times TBD)	September or October 2027
Commencement	Big Rapids (day and time TBD)	May 2028

*Dates are tentative and subject to change. Changes will be communicated as soon as they are known.