Please note the following:

1. In fall 2021, classes will be taught in a variety of ways – on campus and through remote instruction and virtual learning. Please visit the class schedule page for more details on these instruction options.
2. Our campus buildings will be open to students and employees in on-campus courses or with scheduled appointments for select student services.
3. We will increase the number of on-campus classes offered in fall 2021.
4. We will bring select student services back on campus for YOUR convenience.
5. Details about which classes will be taught on campus and through remote instruction and virtual learning are available on the schedule search page.
6. If a building in which a class is located is closed, the College will:
   1. Email credit students using their HAWKMail addresses
   2. Email or call workforce students.
7. We will continue to prepare for the return of larger numbers of students and employees this fall by following the cleaning and building protocols listed below on this page.
8. Course enrollment will be monitored throughout the months leading up to the fall semester, and sections will be added as classes fill. Waitlists are available. Students on a waitlist will be notified when seats become available and new sections of a course are added to the schedule. Please contact your advisor if you need to take a course in your major that is not currently on the schedule.

This information is tentative and subject to change.

The courses within the matrices below have been approved to complete the required hands-on components on campus for the summer 2021 semester.

Please note that:

• Classes will be taught online through remote instruction and virtual learning. Classes that are scheduled for remote will be held at their scheduled time over Zoom.
• Student services will continue to be provided remotely.
• Only credit and Workforce Development programs with required hands-on/experiential components, such as labs, to meet learning outcomes will be permitted to hold on-campus classes. All other labs will be conducted remotely, and students will still be accomplishing the course learning outcomes.
• Only the hands-on components will be taught on campus. All other aspects of the courses will continue through remote instruction.
• Instructors will contact students in these courses with additional details at least one week prior to the start of class.
• Employees who are not in approved on-campus classes and have been working remotely must continue to do so. Unless approved, employees are not authorized to be in a HACC building on campus.
• Nursing classes will not be scheduled on campus. Instead, students in nursing courses will be scheduled for appointments on campus to do skills demonstrations.
• The Senator John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center (PSC) will continue to offer select public safety programs that were approved to be taught on the Harrisburg Campus and at some offsite locations for the summer and fall 2021 semesters. For more information about PSC’s program schedule, please visit hacc.edu/PublicSafetyCenter.
• If a building in which a class is located is closed, the College will:
  • Email credit students using their HAWKMail addresses
  • Email or call workforce students.
• HACC is closed on Fridays during the summer. However, select enrollment-related and student services will have a presence available various Fridays throughout the summer. This work arrangement began May 17 and will end Aug. 15, 2021. These services include (but are not limited to): 
  • Admissions
  • Advising
  • Career Development
  • CARE Center
  • Computer Help Desk 
  • Financial Aid
  • Global Education
  • KEYS
  • Library Chat
  • Military and Veteran Affairs
  • New Student Orientation
  • Public Safety Center
  • Registrar
  • Remote Proctoring
  • Online SmartThinking Tutoring
  • Student Access Services
  • Title IX
  • Welcome Center 
• HACC’s Bookstore campus locations will remain closed until Aug. 16, 2021. We will continue communicating and serving you using technology. Therefore, please email the Bookstore at bookstore@hacc.edu with any questions or concerns involving textbooks or visit bookstore.hacc.edu. Please note that:
  • Bookstore services will be closed on Fridays throughout the summer through Aug. 13, 2021.
  • All textbooks for any HACC class on any HACC campus can be ordered from this website.
  • Until further notice, all bookstore.hacc.edu orders will be shipped for free.
• All media should be directed to contact newsroom@hacc.edu.

This information is tentative and subject to change.

Please:

• Bring your mask with you to campus. Cloth masks should be washed daily.
• Continue self-screening each day. Although HACC is no longer providing wellness screening for you, it is important to evaluate how you feel. If you are feeling any symptoms of COVID-19 or have had a fever over 100.4 degrees within 48 hours prior to coming to campus, please DO NOT come to campus. Please notify the College by emailing corona@hacc.edu. Describe whether you tested positive, have symptoms or have been in contact with someone who has tested positive. Contact is defined as within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more.

HACC employees, please see the “What should I do before going to a HACC campus?” section of the Information for Employees webpage for detailed instructions on what you should do prior to coming on campus.

View the transcript of HACC cleaning and building protocols! (pdf)

Disinfecting procedures are used, as per governor’s orders (pdf) and CDC recommendations to do our part in maintaining student, employee and building safety (where occupied). We have developed a multi-layered cleaning process for classrooms, specialized labs, offices, restrooms and common areas.

This includes:

• As of January 2021, all HACC campuses have new ultraviolet-C (UVC) disinfection equipment called MoonBeam^TM3. The technology is used to eliminate pathogens from intricate, hard-to-clean surfaces in high-touch areas, including classrooms, offices, trade, nursing and dental hygiene laboratories and bathrooms. The manufacturer completed extensive testing on the efficacy of the device on key viruses, bacteria and bacterial spores. The MoonBeam^TM3 was proven effective against COVID-19 under a range of conditions with contact time as low as four seconds. The equipment has a three-minute cycle within roughly 6 feet of primary targets. The area can be immediately occupied after usage. The MoonBeam^TM3 is safely outfitted with sensors that stop the device cycle if entry is attempted from outside the room. We use this several times a week based on demand in specialized labs, trade classrooms, offices, restrooms and common areas. This is an additive cleaning technology to further minimize risk of exposure.
• HACC continues to use electrostatic spray guns for disinfecting and overall high-touch point deep cleaning procedures and processes to maintain high quality cleaning of HACC campuses. Disinfecting with the electrostatic spray guns is completed several times a week for general classrooms and labs, offices, restrooms and common areas dependent on usage. This is a specialized additive cleaning technology to further minimize risk of exposure.
• Cleaning to remove germs and dirt is completed each day in all general classrooms, laboratories, restrooms and common areas. This includes, but is not limited to, dusting, vacuuming, washing and emptying trash.
• Disinfecting routinely with EPA-approved disinfecting products for the high-touch areas are completed multiple times throughout the day in between classes to reduce the risk of exposure. This includes, but is not limited to, tables, chairs, door knobs, light switches and teaching spaces.
• Custodial staff continue to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, practice social distancing and follow proper prevention hygiene, such as washing hands frequently and using alcohol-based hand sanitizer when needed.
• Social distancing is also required, maintaining at least six feet of distance between individuals. 
• Screening protocols are administered by HACC staff for the approved classes at the start of each day. If anyone shows symptoms flu or COVID-19 (fever, cough, rash, etc.), they will be asked to leave the campus.
• Campus maps for entrances into and exits from parking lots have been developed and shared with students and employees for the buildings that are occupied.
• Sections of buildings are open only to students and employees involved in the classes approved to have hands-on components completed on campus. Limited essential staff are also permitted. No visitors or public will be admitted.
• All occupied classrooms and training areas have been redesigned to maintain the six-foot physical distance requirements.
• Appropriate signage has been installed in building entryways, hallways, bathrooms and at PPE stations. Campus building systems are monitored for proper airflow.
• Facilities are working with Johnson Controls (JCI) to complete an air flow, filtration and quality assessment, and appropriate filters will be upgraded and changed to adhere to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) COVID-19 Resource Recommendations.
• The facilities team will be installing clear plastic (plexiglass) dividers in many areas for employee and student protection.

Additionally, for students in on-campus classes, there will be designated common areas in all classroom buildings to wait between classes during the fall 2021 semester.

• Anyone approved to be on a HACC campus - even if they received the vaccine - is required to wear a mask that completely covers their nose and mouth at all times while on campus. Neck gaiters may be worn only if the neck gaiter has two layers. If not, the gaiter must be doubled over. Please see this link for more information. Also, please note the face coverings must be worn when driving up to the wellness screening stations, in the classroom and in all common areas (indoor and outdoor).
• Gloves are required for task-specific protocols (Examples: cleaning, involvement in hands-on components of specific programs, etc.). Please ask your instructor or supervisor if gloves are needed for specific activities and see this webpage for additional information.
• CDC guidelines (pdf) should be followed regarding proper glove removal and disposal.

If anyone has symptoms of the flu or COVID-19 (fever, cough, rash, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell, etc.) or shows signs of symptoms during the screening process, they are to:

• Refrain from coming to campus or return home if already on campus
• Contact their supervisor or instructor to make alternate arrangements
• Check with their primary health care provider
• Notify the College by emailing corona@hacc.edu. Please describe whether you’ve tested positive, have symptoms or have been in contact with someone who has tested positive. Contact is defined as within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more.
• Self-isolate to meet PA Department of Health and CDC Requirements

If you have come into contact with anyone suspected of or confirmed or having COVID-19, you should quarantine for 14 days, and return to campus if you are symptom-free at that time.

Here is HACC’s four-phased approach (pdf) to reopening our campuses. This is tentative and subject to change.

HACC is honored to be included as a site for COVID-19 vaccination distribution. Dauphin County and UPMC are managing the entire process. This is not a HACC event.

We were given notice by Dauphin County that, in partnership with UPMC, they will be distributing the COVID-19 vaccine on the Harrisburg Campus in the West Lot (Entrance: Gate 2) on March 22 through at least July 2021.

To limit the possibility of any COVID-19 exposure for our students and employees and out of respect for Dauphin County and UPMC, on the dates of distribution, we will close the West Lot where the vaccines will be distributed. All students and employees should park in the East Lot (Entrance: Gate 1). Please note: There will be no changes to class schedules.

Vaccine registration for this location will be through UPMC registration. Dauphin County will develop, communicate and manage all guidelines and procedures for vaccine distribution, eligibility and enrollment.