Stay Informed With Alerts from SCC

 

For alerts and updates, check this website.

Stay informed in case of emergency at SCC by opting in to the college's notification system.

SCC students, faculty and staff receive alerts  using the contact information you provide in your account. This includes phone calls, texts and emails. You can manage your contact information or add others to your alert list (such as parents) in your MySCC Portal Self Service account.

NOTE: IF YOU CHOOSE TO OPT OUT OF THIS SERVICE, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CRITICAL ALERTS!

Emergency Response at SCC

 In the event of an emergency at or near a SCC campus, school personnel will follow procedures in the SCC Emergency Response Guide.

While no plan can cover every possible situation or emergency, this guide describes basic actions necessary to protect people and property and and directs SCC response in coordination with local emergency response agencies. Specifically, this guide outlines emergency management actions and resources for responding to issues including:

• Accidents
• Violence, such as active shooter
• Severe weather, including tornadoes
• Fire and other evacuations
• Power or gas outages

SCC Closings and Delays

Occasionally inclement weather or other unforeseen factors may cause closings or delays at SCC. The college has procedures in place to make decisions regarding any closings/delays, and will communicate accordingly through channels including, but not limited to:

Primary: SCC website homepage- www.sccsc.edu and www.sccsc.edu/alerts

Additional Resources to Include:

SCC emails sent to students, faculty and staff SCC email accounts.

SCC college-wide notification system sends calls, emails and texts using the contact information you provide in your student, faculty or staff MySCC account. You can manage your contact information or add others to your alert list (such as parents) in your MySCC Portal Self Service account. Update or add your information at www.sccsc.edu/update-contact.

SCC social media outlets 
https://www.facebook.com/spartanburgcommunitycollege/
Instagram 

Local television stations

The most accurate sources of information for closings and delays are the SCC website or your SCC email. or you may call the college first to confirm plans for Spartanburg (Giles) Campus, SCC Cherokee County Campus, SCC Downtown Campus, SCC Tyger River Campus and the SCC Union County Campus.

SCC administration monitors all potential closing/delay situations closely and makes decisions in the best interest of students, faculty and staff. 

If the college is closed, only essential personnel (see below) according to Procedure II-40.1 (PDF link below) may report to work. If the college is delayed, employees may report to work at the delayed time or at their regular work time using their best judgment for their safety on the roads.

College personnel will do everything possible to clear campus roadways, parking lots, walkways and entrances of any snow and ice prior to arrival; students and employees should use caution making their way across campus.

In the event the college is in operation and weather conditions worsen during the day, college administration will, above all else, consider the safety and welfare of students and employees in making the decision to close the college and will disseminate this information to students and employees as quickly as possible. Students and employees that feel conditions are unsafe should make decisions to ensure their personal safety.

Download a PDF file the SCC Procedure II-40.1

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Download a PDF file of the SCC Policy II-40

SCC Inclement Weather FAQ

Although Spartanburg Community College strives to remain open to ensure continuity of services to students and the public, extreme conditions can warrant the usage of the college's Weather or Other Short-Term Closing Policy.

A Weather or Other Short-Term Closing refers to an official temporary shutdown of the college due to severe weather, major utility failure or another critical reason in which the duration is less than five days.

SCC students, faculty and staff receive alerts  using the contact information you provide in your account. This includes phone calls, texts and emails. You can manage your contact information or add others to your alert list (such as parents) in your MySCC Portal Self Service account.

NOTE: IF YOU CHOOSE TO OPT OUT OF THIS SERVICE, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CRITICAL ALERTS!

Student Information

When inclement weather strikes the area, students are advised to first consider the conditions in their immediate area relative to traveling safely. Conditions may vary significantly within the service area of the College and its satellite campuses. Decisions regarding SCC operations are made on the general status of the overall service area.

Students are ultimately responsible for their own safety and travel decisions. Coursework is also the continuing responsibility of students. A decision to be absent from a class for any reason does not exonerate students from their full responsibility to complete all prescribed coursework.  If you decide not to attend class, please notify your instructor(s).