Covid-19 Updates
Up-to-date information for students and employees
Up-to-date information for students and employees
Students are no longer required to be vaccinated. The District strongly encourages everyone to fully vaccinate for their own protection and the protection of others.
Masks are no longer required at Grossmont College but are strongly encouraged where social distancing is not possible.
If a student has been exposed to COVID-19, they should complete the following instructions:
Masked are no longer required in student support areas across campus, including classrooms, libraries, labs, and offices that serve students.
If an employee presents symptoms of COVID-19, they are required to depart from campus immediately. If an employee tests positive for COVID-19, they must stay home for at least 5 days after the start of the symptoms or after the date of the first positive test if no symptoms are present. Employees can return to work after day 5 of isolation if symptoms are improving and a negative COVID-19 test is submitted to HR. If you are unable to test or continue to test positive after day 5, you may return to work after day 10 as long as you are fever-free for 24 hours.
The following FAQs are a resource for quick information. If you have a question not
addressed here, it may be submitted to vaccines@gcccd.edu. We will do our best to keep these FAQs current and updated regularly.
Q: Are vaccines required?
A: Students are no longer required to be vaccinated beginning with the fall 2022, semester. However, Grossmont College strongly urges
everyone to be fully vaccinated for their own protection and the protection of others.
Q. Are students required to be vaccinated to meet with a counselor?
A: No. Students do not have to be vaccinated to access student services, including
counseling.
Q: What is the requirement for dual enrollment students who are taking Grossmont
College classes at the high school? What about work experience courses?
A: If you are enrolled in college courses on your high school campus, please follow
your high school’s policies and protocols. If you are taking a work-experience class
and no other on-campus classes, please follow the policies and protocols of your work
environment.
If there are questions not answered here, please submit them to vaccines@gcccd.edu
Face coverings are no longer required at Grossmont College, they may be highly recommended in certain departments or offices and when social distancing is not possible.
Regardless of vaccine status, complete the following instructions if you believe you were exposed to someone with COVID-19:
Grossmont College students can use a checklist on this page.
Questions regarding exposure should be directed to Student Health & Wellness at 619-644-7192 or grossmont.health@gcccd.edu.
How to submit proof of vaccination
Please submit one of the following: (Acceptable file types no larger than 10 MB: pdf, jpg, png, gif, bmp, bm, tif, tiff)
- A scan/photo of the front of your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. (must include the dates of vaccination and the manufacturer brand – Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson)
- A photo of your Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record(QR Code) from the California Immunization Registry; (must include the dates of vaccination and the manufacturer brand – Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson)
- A medical statement from your doctor
Antigen tests (at-home tests), which are recommended by Cal/OSHA to determine if someone is infected with COVID-19, can be requested from the following locations: