Frequently Asked Questions

PCC Student Health Services offers optional free Covid tests for students only, while supplies last.

No, you will not be dropped from your classes, and arrangements must be made to maintain your academic standing.
Students who test positive must go home, isolate themselves, and fill out a Covid Support Form. PCC's Covid Support Team will be in touch with isolation and/or quarantine instructions. 

You are not required to test before going to your class. But if you have symptoms, please get tested and consider not coming to class until your symptoms resolve.

When a positive case is identified, PCC's COVID Support Team will reach out to students and employees identified as close contacts with further instructions. Following these instructions will help us reduce the spread of this disease and manage the impacts of this pandemic. Please remember that COVID-19 status is confidential medical information and should not be shared with others.

You do not need to show proof of a negative test before entering a campus building, and your instructor should not ask you to show a negative Covid test to attend.

Yes, if you are well enough to work from home while you are positive, you may, with your supervisor's approval.

When a positive case is identified, PCC's COVID Support Team will post a physical notification where a known Covid exposure is known to have occurred. Please remember that COVID-19 status is confidential medical information and should not be shared with others.

All Covid-related absences should be entered as paid sick leave unless otherwise notified. Paid Sick Leave can be entered into your timecard by your supervisor. Any further inquiries can be directed to Charlotte Moore in at cmoore7@pasadena.edu

Yes. You will be notified if one of your students tests positive and needs to be absent from class.

All classrooms are now equipped with OWL cameras. Please use these so the student may attend class remotely and maintain their academic standing.

If a student or colleague tells you that they know someone with new symptoms, a positive COVID test, or close contact with a COVID case, refer that person to the COVID Support Form. These forms bring relevant information to the COVID Support Team, who will then consult with the student or employee, inform them of any necessary steps, and consult with other college personnel to implement a plan of recovery.

Rarely will a positive Covid case impact the modality of a class, however if multiple positive cases are found, then you can discuss with your Dean and the Covid Support Team about temporarily taking your class remote.

PCC no longer requires vaccination records to be submitted.

No. Vaccinations are no longer required for both online and in-person courses.

No. Vaccinations are no longer required

Yes, Vaccinations are no longer required to be on campus