COVID-19 Safety Protocol

You do not have to take part in weekly testing if you are fully vaccinated or an online only student
(fully vaccinated means you have either a single Johnson & Johnson injection, the two Moderna or AstraZeneca shots, or the two Pfizer inoculations, and it has been two weeks after your final dose).  

STEP ONE: Get vaccinated
STEP TWO: Use the MendoMobile app to upload an image of your Vaccination Card or other proof of vaccination. (Look for the app updates the week of November 15, 2021.)
STEP THREE: Receive $100 Visa Gift Card from us any time before or by January 14th!

Vaccination is the best way to control the COVID-19 virus and is recommended by medical experts.
However, weekly testing is an alternative in order to attend classes, and use services, on campus.

STEP ONE: To get started, please get a PCR test at a clinic or Public Health facility or a third party verified rapid antigen test sometime from New Year's Eve (December 30th) to January 1st to ensure that you will have your results ready to upload on January 3rd. After your initial test date, plan to test on that same date to ensure that you have a valid test submission every seven days. For example, if you test on a Monday the first week of January, you'll want to continue to test on Mondays. 

You will need to test and upload results no more than seven days apart to maintain your green/valid campus pass. You can get tested at any of the suggestions below:

• Mendocino County: https://www.mendocinocounty.org/community/novel-coronavirus/covid-19-testing 
• Lake County: http://health.co.lake.ca.us/Coronavirus/Testing.htm 
• Sonoma County: https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/testing-and-tracing/ 

STEP TWO: Send your test results through the secure Mendocino College app and wait for your Green Screen notification to enter campus. This is how the app will let you know when your information has been accepted, and you are cleared to enter campus.
If you receive a different notification (yellow or red) contact COVID@mendocino.edu.

STEP THREE: Are you on campus weekly? Choose a consistent testing day. Your campus clearance only lasts for seven days, and you do not want to fall behind.
This pattern will be your weekly testing schedule.

Are you only on campus every once and awhile? Use the 72 HOURS (three days) test detailed in STEP ONE then followed by STEP TWO before attending a campus event or class.

Athletes, if you are no longer required to comply with the COVID-19 policies of the Athletic Department, are unvaccinated, and are enrolled in on-campus classes or activities, please begin your testing schedule at STEP ONE or Option Two: Weekly Testing.

STEP FOUR:

• If your test is Negative, enjoy your college experience, learn something you’re passionate about, and make sure that your campus pass does not expire by becoming vaccinated or keeping up with your weekly testing schedule.
• If your test is Inconclusive or Positive, do not come to class. We’re sorry you’re not feeling well. Submit your test results normally, and we will ensure that the people who need to know will be informed.
• If your test is inconclusive, test again the following week. Do not attend class on campus if you have an inconclusive result.
• If you have a positive test, in keeping with CDC guidelines, we require that you do not return to campus for any reason for 10 days to avoid further illness.
• It is likely that you will test with a false positive after having the virus even though you are no longer contagious for up to 90 days after becoming ill. Please resume testing 90 days after your COVID-19 illness.

***Important Note: Students who opt to test weekly will be warned of upcoming disenrollment if they miss a single test. If they miss two tests, they will be disenrolled and will no longer be able to attend classes on campus.