Mineral, Washington. Mineral is a small unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington just off State Route 7 near the Pierce/Lewis county line. Mineral originally began as a mining town. Prospectors searching the area for gold instead found coal and arsenic.
The semester system divides the calendar year into two semesters of 16 to 18 weeks each, plus summer sessions of varying lengths. The two semesters together constitute 32 to 36 weeks of instruction, so that three academic quarters equal two academic semesters. Thus, academic credit earned in quarter hours converts to semester hours at 2/3 of its value, while credit earned in semester hours converts to quarter hours at 3/2 of its value.
Confidence votes 46. High school = January through May (and part of June) College = January through April (and part of May) Typically. A semester has a duration of 6 months and in some universities it could be of 4 months. community college semester lasts roughly 4.5 months. This will  vary depending on how long each specific college allows for  Christmas break and New Years break.