The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (GCCCD) leadership has determined all students attending on-campus classes or seeking in-person services at Cuyamaca College are required to be vaccinated. You will need to provide proof of vaccination to register for classes. Additionally, face masks/covers are required in all instructional and student services (i.e. counseling, financial aid, etc.) spaces on campus.
This decision was made in alignment with the District priority to protect and maintain the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff, and administrators. It comes after careful examination of San Diego County data related to COVID-19 and with recommendations from the CDC, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, CalOSHA, and County of San Diego’s Public Health officials.
If you are not, or do not wish to be vaccinated, please register for online classes. Should you need assistance, we have a broad range of support services available.
If you have previously submitted vaccine documentation and been approved to take on-campus classes, no futher action is necessary.
Vaccination verification is required for all in-person instruction and services. Please submit proof of vaccination as soon as possible, it may take 48 hours to be processed.
SUBMITTING VACCINE DOCUMENTATION
Please submit one of the following: (Acceptable file types no larger than 10 MB: pdf, jpg, png, gif, bmp, bm, tif, tiff)
Booster shots are not required at this time.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
If you are enrolled in college courses on your high school campus, please follow your high school’s policies and protocols.
WORK-EXPERIENCE STUDENTS
If you are taking a work-experience class and no other on-campus classes, please follow the policies and protocols of your work environment.
Unlike in the past, students with approved exemptions will be permitted to take on-campus classes beginning with the summer semester. If you have an approved exemption, you will be required to test weekly.
If you already submitted proof of full vaccination for fall 2021 or spring 2022, or an approved exemption for spring 2022, you do not need to resubmit those documents for summer 2022.
Once your exemption is uploaded, please allow 48 business hours for processing. You will receive an email regarding next steps.
Medical exemption forms can be accessed through this link.
Religious exemption forms can be accessed through this link.
If you are registering for on-campus classes during the summer 2022 semester, please upload your documentation (proof of vaccine or an exemption request) by June 6, 2022.
Check back in late May/early June for deadlines and information about the fall 2022 semester.
On-Campus COVID-19 Testing Dates and Times
GCCCD students and employees can get tested for COVID-19 on either campus, and can test more than once. Testing is not available to the public or family members of students or employees.
Walk-ups are available, but advance registration is highly encouraged. To register contact the Cuyamaca Health and Wellness Center: cuyamaca.wellness@gcccd.edu
Cuyamaca (Annex #1)
Monday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesdays: 7a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Grossmont (Building 60)
Monday: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Off-campus Testing Locations
COVID-19 testing is also available around the region. To find a location, visit:
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency – Testing in San Diego County
Family Health Centers of San Diego County - COVID-19 Testing
If you need to report a positive COVID-19 test or have a question specific to testing, please contact the Health & Wellness Center at 619-660-4200 or email Julia.Chavez@gcccd.edu or Rieko.Suto@gcccd.edu.
At this time, face covering/masks are required in all instructional and student support areas (i.e. counseling, financial aid, etc.) Unvaccinated students and guests are required to wear masks while on campus.
A variety of directional and safety signage has been installed across campus. Posted messages will remind you to wear a face covering, maintain social distancing, alert you to high-touch items, and provide directions for waiting or queueing for services.
As an important health and safety measure, please conduct a self-screening for symptoms before you come to campus each day.
The Self-Check process is outlined online and provides information on how to proceed if you have symptoms.
We have taken many precautions to maintain a health and safe campus, including:
Nearly all student support services are available in-person by appointment. You can find virtual/remote hours of operation and contact information, as well as make an appointment for in-person services, on the website.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself against COVID-19 and its variants. The vaccine is free and highly effective at protecting people from getting sick or ill with COVID-19. You can find more information or a vaccine clinic near you by visiting http://coronavirus-sd.com/vaccine or by calling 211.
May 2, 2022: 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
June 13, 2022; 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
In front of the B-Building
These clinics are free and open to the public. If you have any questions about the vaccine clinic, please contact Student Health and Wellness at 619-660-4200.
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.
A: Please upload your documents indicating your partial vaccination status to the database link provided: https://selfservice.gcccd.edu/Student
Once you have received your second dose of the vaccine, please email your updated vaccination documentation and your student ID to vaccines@gcccd.edu
You will receive an email from a health and safety specialist when your documentation has been reviewed and you are cleared to access campus.
A: Please try again. Make sure your file type is pdf, jpg, png, gif, bmp, bm, tiff, or tif. If you are uploading from an iphone, make sure your image is not an HEIC file type. Further, please make sure your attachment is no larger than 10 MB.
If you continue to have issues, please email your documentation and your student ID number, first and last name to vaccines@gcccd.edu.
A: Your documents will be verified by a health and safety specialist. You will receive an email notifying you that your student record has been updated. Please allow 1-2 days for processing. Proof of vaccination documentation are reviewed in the order received.
A: Yes. Scheduled in-person appointments with counselors require students to be vaccinated.
A: All student services will continue to be offered remotely/online. You can find email addresses, phone numbers, links for Zoom, etc. online for each campus. (Cuyamaca | Grossmont)
A: There are a number of options for remote/virtual education. Connect with your counselor (Cuyamaca | Grossmont) if you need help finding a class on either campus that works for you.
For your health and safety, we urge you to get vaccinated.
A: We will do our best to find an alternative online/remote course. Please contact your counselor (Cuyamaca | Grossmont) via email, phone, or Zoom appointment.
A: The details on acceptable documentation are outlined above. You can upload those documents here. If you need to download your vaccination record from the State of California database you can do so here https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/
If there are questions not answered here, please submit them to vaccines@gcccd.edu