COVID 19 Guidance

Facial coverings/masks are not required for Spring 2022. For certain programs, facial coverings may be encouraged based on policies of the College’s partners (i.e. clinical sites for allied health programs). For athletics, guidelines for facial coverings/masks are issued from the Alabama Community College Conference.

Vaccination is the leading prevention strategy to protect individuals from the COVID-19 disease and end the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 vaccine significantly reduces the potential of severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. According to the CDC, COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and everyone 12 years of age and older is now eligible to get a free COVID-19 vaccination. 

Pursuant to state law, the Alabama Community College System and its colleges will not mandate the COVID vaccine as a condition of attendance or employment, but vaccination is strongly encouraged for all students, faculty, and staff.

Yes. Sun Chief Hall and Thompson Hall on the Bay Minette Campus and Lakeview Apartments on the Brewton Campus will be open for students. The College will hold a set number of rooms to be used for quarantine purposes based on trends of the pandemic.

Yes. Food services provided on campus will follow county and state health and safety guidelines.

Persons arriving to campus with signs or symptoms of COVID-19:

Should a faculty/staff or student arrive to campus exhibiting signs or symptoms of COVID-19 (e.g. fever, cough, and shortness of breath), the College will ask the person to leave campus and consult a healthcare provider and/or do a COVID-19 test before returning to campus.

Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, shall:

• Stay home for 5 days
• If there are no symptoms or symptoms are resolving after 5 days, the individual may return to campus/work. The individual should test, if practicable, prior to returning to work.
• Individual shall wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.
• Note: If the individual has a fever, they should continue to stay home until the fever resolves.

Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, shall:

• Stay home for 5 days
• If there are no symptoms or symptoms are resolving after 5 days, the individual may return to campus/work. The individual should test, if practicable, prior to returning to work.
• Individual shall wear a mask around others for 5 additional days.
• Note: If the individual has a fever, they should continue to stay home until the fever resolves.

Persons who were exposed to COVID-19 should begin wearing a mask immediately upon
notice of exposure. Masks should be worn for 10 days.
Watch for symptoms, such as fever (100.4 degrees or greater), cough, and shortness of breath.
If you develop symptoms, isolate immediately and get tested. Remain isolated until test results
are complete.

• Regardless of if you are/aren’t experiencing symptoms, get tested at least 5 full days after your last exposure.
• If you test negative, continue to wear the mask for the 10 full days from the date of exposure.
• If you test positive, isolate immediately. Stay home for at least 5 days and isolate from others in your home. You may end isolation after day 5, but continue to wear a mask for the 5 additional days.
• If you had symptoms and a positive COVID-19 test, you may end isolation after day 5
• if you are fever-free for 24 hours and if your symptoms are improving, but continue to wear a mask for the 5 additional days. After you have ended isolation, if your COVID-19 symptoms recur or worsen, restart your isolation at day 0.

Day 0 is the day of your last exposure to someone with COVID-19. Day 1 is the first full day
after your last exposure.