2025-2026 Winter Break Hours

Published: December 11, 2025

College of Western Idaho (CWI) locations and services will operate under special hours for the holidays and winter break from Dec. 22 through Jan. 19. 

All campus buildings and One Stop Student Services locations will be closed Dec. 24 – 27, Dec. 31 (early closure), Jan. 1 – 2, and Jan. 19. 

One Stop Student Services

Regular Hours 

Nampa Campus Micron Education Center (NMEC)

Monday – Thursday 

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Friday 

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Ada County Campus Lynx Building (ALYN)

Monday – Thursday 

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Friday 

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Closures 

Tuesday, Dec. 16 

Closed  

Wednesday, Dec. 17* 

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

*ALYN only, NMEC will operate as normal

Dec. 24 – Dec. 26 

Closed 

Wednesday, Dec. 31 

9 a.m. – noon (early closure)

Jan. 1 – 2 

Closed 

Jan. 19 

Closed 

Visit the One Stop page for more information on hours and locations.

CWI Buildings Winter Break Hours 

Ada County Campus Pintail Building 

Monday – Thursday 

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

Friday 

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Saturday 

Closed 

Ada County Campus Mallard Building 

Monday – Thursday 

7 a.m. – 9 p.m. 

Friday 

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Saturday 

Closed 

Ada County Campus Lynx Building 

Monday – Thursday 

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Friday 

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Canyon County Center 

Monday – Thursday 

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

Friday 

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Saturday 

Closed 

Nampa Campus Academic Building 

Monday – Friday* 

7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. 

Saturday** 

Closed 

*Select Wednesdays will have 8 p.m. closure on two dates. 

**The building will be open Saturday, Jan. 3, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Nampa Campus Administration Building 

Monday – Friday 

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Saturday 

Closed 

Nampa Campus Aspen Classroom Building 

Monday – Thursday 

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

Friday 

7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Saturday 

Closed 

Nampa Campus Micron Education Center 

Monday – Friday 

7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

Saturday* 

Closed 

*Select Saturdays will be open for classes 

Nampa Campus Multipurpose Building 

Monday – Friday 

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Saturday 

Closed 

Nampa Campus Health & Science Building 

Monday, Thursday 

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 

7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

Nampa Campus Agricultural Sciences Complex Simplot Agriculture Building 

Monday – Friday 

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 20. 

Visit the Locations page for more CWI building information.  

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