Course Dates: Cohort Seventeen

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

Your three-year journey begins in the summer with a one-day program orientation followed immediately by the start of summer courses. Summer courses include five days of face-to-face delivery with the remainder being online through the end of the semester. The first five-day, face-to-face component runs from Friday through Tuesday. The online portions of the two summer courses will follow consecutively, with IDSL 805 completing first and then ending the semester with IDSL 810.

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.

Summer 2026 – 7 credits

Cohort Seventeen Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 805 (3 credits) The Past, Present, and Future of Community Colleges	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids Friday, May 15 – Monday, May 18	May 8 - June 24, 2026
IDSL 810 (3 credits) Critical Issues in the Community College	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids Friday, May 15 – Monday, May 18	June 22 - Aug. 5, 2026
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Fall 2026 – 7 credits

Cohort Seventeen Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 825 (3 credits) Foundations of Effective Leadership	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Aug. 28 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 29 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Aug. 21 – Oct. 14, 2026
IDSL 885 (3 credits) Creating Culture of Student Learning & Success	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Oct. 23 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Oct. 24 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Oct. 16 – Dec. 9, 2026
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Spring 2027 – 7 credits

Cohort Seventeen Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 880 (3 credits) Leadership for Teaching and Learning	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Jan. 15 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Jan. 16 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Jan. 8 – Mar. 3, 2027
IDSL 840 (3 credits) Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis	Face-to-face weekend at Grand Rapids Friday, Mar. 19 (4:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Mar. 20 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Mar. 12 – May 5, 2027
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Summer 2027 – 6 credits

Cohort Seventeen Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 845 (4 credits) Quantitative Research Methods and Data Analysis	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids Friday, June 4 – Monday, June 7	May 14 – July 21, 2027
IDSL 898 (2 credits)

Fall 2027 – 7 credits

Cohort Seventeen Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 870 (3 credits) Marketing & Community Engagement	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Aug. 27 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 28 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Aug. 20 – Oct. 13, 2027
IDSL 860 (3 credits) Resource Development	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Oct. 22 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Oct. 23 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Oct. 15 – Dec. 8, 2027
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Spring 2028 – 7 credits

Cohort Seventeen Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 894 (3 credits) Practicum	Individual experience or study-away	Jan. 7 – March 1, 2028
IDSL 865 (3 credits) Leveraging Human Resources	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Mar. 17 (4:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Mar. 18 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Mar. 10 – May 3, 2028
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Summer 2028 – 7 credits

Cohort Seventeen Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 835 (3 credits) Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness	Face-to-face week in Big Rapids Friday, May 19 - Tuesday, May 23	May 12 - June 28, 2028
IDSL 855 (3 credits) Managing Financial Resources		June 30 - Aug. 16, 2028
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Fall 2028 – 7 credits

Cohort Seventeen Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 895 (3 credits) Policy and Governance	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Aug. 25 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 26 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Aug. 18 – Oct. 11, 2028
IDSL 830 (3 credits) Organizational Transformation & Cultural Change	Face-to-face weekend in Grand Rapids Friday, Oct. 20 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Oct. 21 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)	Oct. 13 - Dec. 6, 2028
IDSL 898 (1 credit)

Spring 2029 – 6 credits

Cohort Seventeen Courses	Face-to-Face Dates	Course Dates
IDSL 898 (6 credits) CIPs	Face-to-face weekend in Big Rapids Comprehensive Interviews and Presentations	March 2029
Commencement	Big Rapids	May 2029

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