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Start Dates

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Flexible Start Dates at ELS

Program Start Dates 2025 | 2026

While all programs run in 4-week sessions, students can start on any Monday year-round (Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday). For the best experience we encourage students to start at the beginning of a session where possible and not to start on week four of the session.

SESSION START
DATES: A CENTERS
SESSION START
DATES: B CENTERS
HOLIDAYS

SESSION START DATES : A CENTERS

Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Melbourne, Nashville, Philadelphia, St. Petersburg
JAN
27
FEB
24
MAR
24
APR
21
MAY
19
JUN
16
JULY
14
AUG
11
SEP
8
OCT
6
NOV
3
DEC
1, 29
JAN
26
FEB
23
MAR
23
APR
20
MAY
18
JUN
15
JULY
13
AUG
10
SEP
8
OCT
5
NOV
2, 30

2025 Session Start & End Dates: Session 1: December 30, 2024-January 24; Session 2: January 27-February 21; Session 3: February 24-March 21; Session 4: March 24-April 17; Session 5: April 21-May 16; Session 6: May 19-June 13; Session 7: June 16-July 11; Session 8: July 14-August 8; Session 9: August 11-September 5; Session 10: September 8-October 3; Session 11: October 6-October 31; Session 12: November 3-November 26; Session 13: December 1-December 26, 2025

2026 Session Start & End Dates: Session 1: December 29, 2025-January 23; Session 2: January 26-February 20; Session 3: February 23-March 20; Session 4: March 23-April 17; Session 5: April 20-May 15; Session 6: May 18-June 12; Session 7: June 15-July 10; Session 8: July 13-August 7; Session 9: August 10-September 4; Session 10: September 8-October 2; Session 11: October 5-October 30; Session 12: November 2-November 25; Session 13: November 30-December 23, 2025

SESSION START DATES : B CENTERS

Los Angeles County, San Francisco North Bay, St. Paul, Chicago
JAN
6
FEB
3
MAR
3/31
APR
28
MAY
27
JUN
23
JULY
21
AUG
18
SEP
8
OCT
6
NOV
3
DEC
1, 29
JAN
26
FEB
23
MAR
23
APR
20
MAY
18
JUN
15
JULY
13
AUG
10
SEP
8
OCT
5
NOV
2, 30
DEC
28

2025 Session Start & End Dates: Session 1: January 6-January 31; Session 2: February 3-February 28; Session 3: March 31-April 25; Session 4: April 28-May 23; Session 5: May 27-June 20; Session 6: June 23-July 18; Session 7: July 21-August 15; Session 8: August 18-September 12; Session 9: September 8-October 3; Session 10: October 6-October 31; Session 11: November 3-November 26; Session 12: December 1-December 26, 2025

2026 Session Start & End Dates: Session 1: December 29, 2025-January 23; Session 2: January 26-February 20; Session 3: February 23-March 20; Session 4: March 23-April 17; Session 5: April 20-May 15; Session 6: May 18-June 12; Session 7: June 15-July 10; Session 8: July 13-August 7; Session 9: August 10-September 4; Session 10: September 8-October 2; Session 11: October 5-October 30; Session 12: November 2-November 25; Session 13: November 30-December 23, 2025

HOLIDAYS

JAN
1/20
FEB
17
APR
18
MAY
26
JUN
19
JULY
4
SEP
1
NOV
27/28
DEC
24/25
JAN
1/19
FEB
16
APR
3
MAY
25
JUN
19
JULY
6
SEP
7
NOV
26/27
DEC
24/25

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Every Monday*

 

*For the best experience we encourage students to start at the beginning of a session where possible and not to start on week four of the session.

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