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Late Start is Coming -- Register for Late Start Fall Classes, Only Eight-Weeks Long, Start Oct. 25 Late Start Classes are now filling, Pierce College has scheduled 153 sections -- most are eight-weeks long and begin Monday, Oct. 25; 18 of them are face-to-face, 14 are hybrid, and 121 are online. Students in the community will be getting postcards and emails to notifiy them about the late start semester, where they can earn the same units as in a full-length semester. View the Open Classes list at... [more] Late Start Classes are now filling, so get in the game. Pierce College has scheduled 153 late-start class sections for fall. Most are eight-weeks long and begin Monday, Oct. 25; 18 of them are face-to-face, 14 are hybrid, and 121 are online. Students in the community will be getting postcards and emails to notify them about the late start eight-week semester, where they can earn the same units as in a full-length semester. View the Late Start Open Classes list on our Schedules page: http://piercecollege.edu/schedules/index.asp Enroll at your SIS Student Portal at https://sso.laccd.edu/adfs/ls/idpinitiatedsignon.aspx?loginToRp=csprd.laccd.edu Not a Pierce College student yet?  The you need to apply first, before you can register. Apply online at http://www.laccd.edu/Students/opencccapply/applylapc/Pages/default.aspx Register now for Late Start Classes!

IMPORTANT: All Students and Employees -- Covid-19 Protocol has Changed and Oct. 8 COVID Baseline Testing Requirement Deadline Approaches Update Sept. 20, 2021 - L.A. Pierce College's COVID-19 protocol has begun a significant change due to LACCD policy and all students and employees need to take action to be in compliance. The first deadline is Oct. 8, by which ALL students who plan to be onsite at any college or District facility and ALL employees must create a profile with Biocept and take a baseline COVID test with Biocept on campus Mondays and Tuesdays. Our new vendor, Biocept, took over the COVID-19 Testing and Screening operations at Pierce College (replacing the LAPCSafeApp and self-check-in). Only campus visitors will still use the district self-check link at ... [more]   Updated 9-17-2021 -- Our COVID-19 protocol has begun a significant change due to LACCD policy and all students and employees need to take action to be in compliance. Here’s what you need to know. On Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 our new vendor, Biocept, took over the COVID-19 Testing and Screening operations at Pierce College and the LACCD (replacing the LAPCSafeApp and self-check-in). Only campus visitors will still use the link to the district self-check link at http://laccd.edu/About/News/Pages/Self-Check-Survey-Landing.aspx First, Biocept, under the name Cleared4, will text and/or email each student and employee with a unique link, and at that time you need to create a new profile in their database. By now everyone should have received the Cleared4 message. If not, please contact the Cleared4 Help Desk by email to covidcolleges@biocept.com. Next, every student and employee needs to be tested for COVID-19 once to create a baseline. Beginning Sept. 20, Biocept will be on campus in the North Gym 5600 two days a week to conduct this testing: Mondays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. In the text and/or email Biocept/Cleared4work sends, after you complete your profile, click on “Book On-site Covid Test,” choose Pierce NGym5600, and set up your baseline screening choosing from the available times that pop up. ·        No later than October 8, 2021, ALL students who plan to be onsite at any college or District facility, and all employees must: Ø  Create a profile account with the District’s official testing vendor, Biocept Ø  Get a free COVID-19 test with the vendor ·        Prior to October 18, 2021, ALL students students who plan to be onsite at any college or District facility, and all employees must: Ø  Upload your vaccination information (if you are vaccinated) Ø  Or submit a medical or religious exemption request approved by the District—you must allow at least two days for processing Ø  NOTE:  ALL persons granted an exemption must be tested weekly by the District’s official testing vendor as a condition of employment Finally, everyone will get reminders from Cleared4 with a link to complete the quick self-health check required every day before coming on campus. Once cleared, a digital Clear Pass is issued, and you can show it to gain entry to any indoor campus building or facility, including all of the LACCD campuses and the district office. Again, using Biocept/Cleared4 through your email or smart phone: (1) Every day before your come to campus, please take the self-test, and use your CLEAR PASS to come to campus. (2) Make an appointment and take your one-time baseline COVID-19 test on campus, and (3) Upload your vaccination card if you are vaccinated. Emails have gone out to all students and employees from the district office that describe these procedures in more detail. They introduce the revised policy, Board Policy 2900, the LACCD Board of Trustees put in place Sept. 1, 2021, what we need to do, and the timeline we need to meet to comply. Vaccination and Testing Requirements As a condition to physically accessing any District building, classroom, library, gymnasium, facility, or other indoor setting, all District students shall present proof that they have been fully vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) unless exempt for medical or religious reasons.   Employees and students who are granted a medical or religious exemption shall undergo regular testing for COVID-19 infection and shall produce proof of negative COVID-19 test results. Find the full student information here:  Vaccine and Testing Requirements for all LACCD Students Students and employees are now required to use these procedures as a condition of their status as students and/or employees. Students who cannot meet the October 8 or October 18 deadlines to complete all required steps must contact the Office of Student Services at your home college as soon as possible. Currently, masks are required indoors at all LACCD colleges and facilities. Clarifications on our new system are continuing to come out via email from the district office, so please check your email.  Thank you for helping us all stay safe and healthy at Pierce College.

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