Community Colleges of Spokane are taking precautionary measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Any on-campus activities or courses will follow current state and public health guidelines.

Stay Home or self-Isolate when appropriate

Students, faculty, and staff who have been sick with COVID-19 symptoms, tested positive for COVID-19, or have been potentially exposed to someone with COVID-19 (either through community-related exposure or international travel) must follow CDC guidance to self-isolate or stay home.

Social distancing measures

Maintain social distancing measures. This includes maintaining 6 feet of distance between people and avoiding large, close gatherings.

Hand hygiene and cough/sneeze etiquette

Recommend and reinforce handwashing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or cleaning hands with hand sanitizer.

Encourage students, faculty, and staff to cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow. Used tissues should be thrown in the trash and hands washed immediately.

two people wearing cloth face coverings. Text: your cloth face covering protects them. Their cloth face covering protects you.

Cloth face covering

Face covering must be worn by every employee, instructor, and student not working alone (with no chance of human interaction) when you are on campus or at work. Individuals should be frequently reminded not to touch the face covering and to wash their hands frequently.

Cleaning and disinfecting

CCS custodians will clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces (e.g., door handles, hand railings, and bathroom fixtures). Use of shared objects (e.g., lab equipment, computer equipment, desks) should be limited when possible, or cleaned between use. CCS Facilities will provide departments with disinfectant wipes. Please see CCS's COVID-19 cleaning guidelines for details.

Encourage students, faculty, and staff to keep their personal items (e.g., cell phones, other electronics) and personal work and living spaces clean. Encourage students, faculty, and staff to use disinfectant wipes to wipe down shared desks, lab equipment, and other shared objects and surfaces before use.