Sections
- ALPS has official start dates every 4 weeks.
- Custom courses can start any week (but you shouldn’t start a course in the fourth week of a 4-week session).
- Standard ALPS sessions are 4 weeks long. You can study for as many sessions as you want (8 weeks, 12 weeks, etc.).
- If you are comparing ALPS sessions with other schools that use the quarter system,
1 quarter = 10 weeks = 2.5 ALPS sessions
Session Dates - 2025
Winter 2025
- January 6 – January 31
- February 3 – February 28
- March 3 – March 28
Spring 2025
- March 31 – April 25
- April 28 – May 23
- May 27 – June 20
Summer 2025
- June 23 – July 18
- July 21 – August 15
- August 18 – September 12
Fall 2025
- September 15 – October 10
- October 13 – November 7
- November 10 – December 5
- December 8 – January 2, 2026
School Holidays 2025
ALPS is closed and there is no school on the following federal holidays in 2025:
January 1-3 (New Year’s Holiday), January 20 (MLK Day), February 17 (Presidents’ Day), May 26 (Memorial Day), July 4 (Independence Day), September 1 (Labor Day), November 27 & 28 (Thanksgiving), December 25 & 26 (Christmas), January 1, 2026 (New Year’s Day)
Session Dates - 2026
Winter 2026
- January 5 – January 30
- February 2 – February 27
- March 2 – March 27
Spring 2026
- March 30 – April 24
- April 27 – May 22
- May 26 – June 19
Summer 2026
- June 22 – July 17
- July 20 – August 14
- August 17 – September 11
Fall 2026
- September 14 – October 9
- October 12 – November 6
- November 9 – December 4
- December 7 – January 1
School Holidays 2026
ALPS is closed and there is no school on the following federal holidays in 2026:
January 1 (New Year’s Day), January 19 (MLK Day), February 16 (Presidents’ Day), May 25 (Memorial Day), July 3 (Independence Day), September 7 (Labor Day), November 26 & 27 (Thanksgiving), December 24 & 25 (Christmas)
Custom Start Dates
If you would like to start on a different date, you can! We are very flexible and we are happy to work with you to find classes to meet your goals.
We have custom course lengths and custom start dates available.
Our minimum enrollment period for group classes is 2 weeks. There is no minimum enrollment period for private lessons.
To calculate the price per week, divide our 4-week session price by 4.