The health and safety of our community remains our top priority, and we continue to closely monitor the public health situation in our county. Due to recent increases in COVID-19 cases, we are temporarily shifting to remote operations through January 28, 2022. The decision is being made out of an abundance of caution to ensure the safety of students and employees.
The public health situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to change, and we will provide further updates as needed.
The Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (GCCCD) leadership has determined all students attending face-to-face 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, facemasks are required on campus indoors and outdoors when you are within six-feet of another individual.
The 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 submitted proof of full vaccination for the fall 2021 semester or you are planning to take online-only classes, no further action is required.
For intersession (January, 2022) and spring 2022 semester, if you wish to take in-person/on-campus classes or wish to make an appointment to receive in person student services (i.e. counseling, financial aid, admissions & records, etc.) you will need have your vaccine documentation verified.
Please submit proof of vaccination as soon as possible to ensure your registration priority is not impacted.
DEADLINE to submit proof of vaccination:
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.
Medical exemption forms can be accessed through this link.
Religious exemption forms can be accessed through this link.
On-Campus COVID-19 Testing Dates and Times
Cuyamaca College (Annex #1) and Grossmont College (Bldg. 60)
Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m.
Starting Monday, January 31 and throughout the spring semester:
Grossmont College (Bldg. 60)
Monday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Cuyamaca College (Annex #1)
Monday 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday 7 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Wednesday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Eligibility for On-Campus COVID-19 Testing
On-campus COVID-19 testing is open to students and employees of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District. An appointment is not needed. At this time, the testing is not available to the public, family members of students or employees, or others. Students and employees can visit either campus for testing and can test more than once.
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 on campus while indoors, and outdoors when within six-feet of another, regardless of vaccine status.
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.
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 must be fully vaccinated prior to the start of classes. The deadline to submit proof of FULL vaccination status is:
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.
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. Transactional appointments (such as cashiers office, bookstore pick up, admissions & records paperwork delivery, dropping off financial aid forms, etc.) of less than 15-minutes do not require proof of vaccine, but social distancing and masking will be enforced.
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. (Class Schedule: Cuyamaca | Grossmont)
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. (Class Schedule: Cuyamaca | Grossmont)
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/
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If there are questions not answered here, please submit them to vaccines@gcccd.edu