Heritage, Awareness and Observance Calendar

Delaware County Community College believes that our differences are our strength as a community. We celebrate the many forms of diversity that DCCC students, faculty, and staff bring to our branch locations, and observe the following months and days as a token of the richness that diversity adds to Delaware County Community College.

Month-Long Celebrations

February: Black History Month

February is Black History Month.

February: Black History Month

March: Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month.

March: Women’s History Month

April: Sexual Assault and Prevention Awareness Month

April is Sexual Assault and Prevention Awareness Month.

April: Sexual Assault and Prevention Awareness Month

April: Arab American Heritage Month

April is Arab American Heritage Month.

April: Arab American Heritage Month

April: National Deaf History Month

April is National Deaf History Month.

April: National Deaf History Month

May: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

May: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May: Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

May: Mental Health Awareness Month

May: Jewish American Heritage Month

May is Jewish American Heritage Month.

May: Jewish American Heritage Month

June: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

June: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

July: Disability Pride Month

July is Disability Pride Month.

July: Disability Pride Month

July: South Asian Heritage Month

July 18-August 17 is South Asian Heritage Month.

July: South Asian Heritage Month

September: National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month.

September: National Hispanic Heritage Month

October: LGBTQ+ History Month

October is LGBTQ+ History Month.

October: LGBTQ+ History Month

October: National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

October: National Disability Employment Awareness Month

November: Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month.

November: Native American Heritage Month

Days of Observance

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 20 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 29: Lunar New Year

January 29: Lunar New Year

January 29: Lunar New Year

February 4: Rosa Parks Day

February 4 is Rosa Parks Day.

February 4: Rosa Parks Day

March 8: International Women’s Day

March 8 is International Women’s Day.

March 8: International Women’s Day

March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility

March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility.

March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility

April 24: Holocaust Remembrance Day

April 24 is Holocaust Remembrance Day.

April 24: Holocaust Remembrance Day

June 19: Juneteenth

June 19 is Juneteenth.

June 19: Juneteenth

August 8: International Allyship Day

August 8 is  International Allyship Day.

August 8: International Allyship Day

October 11: National Coming Out Day

October 11 is National Coming Out Day.

October 11: National Coming Out Day

October 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 13 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

October 13: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 20: Diwali

October 20 is Diwali.

October 20: Diwali

October 28: National Immigrants Day

October 28 is National Immigrants Day.

October 28: National Immigrants Day

November 8: National First-Generation Day

November 8 is National First-Generation Day.

November 8: National First-Generation Day

November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance.

November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance

December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities