Wenatchee Valley College to Close Campus Until March 23rd

From Wenatchee Valley College:

Wenatchee Valley College leadership made the decision today to close both WVC campuses to students and the public March 18-20. At this time, the college is scheduled to reopen to students and the general public on Monday, March 23.

This
decision came following news from the Chelan-Douglas Health District on Tuesday
morning that there are now two confirmed COVID-19 cases in Chelan county.

A
campus closure means that the campus remains open to employees only. Employees
are being encouraged to work with their supervisors to begin working remotely
whenever possible.

All
in-person instruction and in-person finals have been canceled. All finals are
to move online. Alternately, faculty may give grades based upon current status
or otherwise work with students to conclude the quarter. Students should work
directly with their instructors to make arrangements to complete the quarter.

To
avoid further inconvenience for new students, the tuition and registration
deadlines for spring quarter have been moved from Monday, March 23 to Thursday,
March 26. Students can still register for classes and pay tuition online during
the closure and throughout spring break. They are also able to contact WVC
employees via phone or email.

Instruction
for spring quarter will not begin until April 13 – a week later than the
original end of spring break on April 6. Allied
health students should look for communications from their programs as some
clinical rotations will begin April 6.

Nearly
all classes will be moved entirely online for spring quarter, with the
exceptions of some allied health and professional technology programs (such as
automotive technology, welding, machining and others) that require access to
specific technology and equipment. Social distancing in groups of 10 or less
will be implemented, by CDC recommendations.

Instructors
will spend the week of April 6 preparing instruction to be done remotely.
Resources will also be made available in that week to students who would like
training on using technology and online learning tools.

More information will be posted as it becomes available
at wvc.edu/PublicHealth.
Please send any questions about WVC’s response to COVID-19 to PublicHealth@wvc.edu.