COVID Questions Answered

No. The college’s vaccine and testing mandate was lifted on May 31, 2022. Today, unvaccinated employees and students are not required to test on a weekly basis. Additionally, COVID-19 health check-in tents at both campus locations are not in operation and the daily stickers to access campus instruction and services are not required. The college recommends employees and students conduct a self-assessment before coming to campus to ensure they are not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.  

Neither the online Vaccination and Testing Check service nor the campus entrance stickers are in use as of fall 2022.

No. However, the college strongly encourages masks be worn indoors.

Services are being offered in person. Give us a call or send an email to find out what is open and when. You can access our contact information via our Department Contact list

The Santa Maria campus offers testing for students and employees.

Please visit this webpage for info regarding specific hours and the types of testing we offer. Please note: testing results can take between 24-72 hours to be returned.

No. COVID-19 booster shots are not required but strongly encouraged for those who are eligible to ensure significant protection from COVID-19 variants.

If you are having any signs of COVID-19 and/or diagnosed with COVID-19. do not come to campus, regardless of vaccination status.

Students and employees should report a positive COVID-19 diagnosis to the COVID Response Team at covidresponseteam@hancockcollege.edu or call (805) 922-6966 ext. 3318. Students should also contact their faculty members and let them know you are sick. 

Individuals exposed to COVID-19 are no longer required to quarantine unless symptoms develop. For detailed exposure protocols, please review the updated campus exposure flowchart.

Students are responsible for contacting their instructors to find out what accommodations are available to make-up for missed classes. In some cases, accommodations may not be available. 

If you are identified as a close contact in an exposure situation, you will be contacted by a member of the college's COVID-19 Response Team and provided guidance on quarantine/isolation.

The college has taken many steps to ensure the safety of our students and staff on campus. These include:

• All faculty, staff, and students must be symptom free (no fever, cough, shortness of breath, etc.) when they come to campus.
• Face coverings are strongly encouraged in all District buildings for faculty, staff, administrators, students, and the general public.
• Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided to all District employees as needed.
• All Hancock buildings received upgrades to ventilation and air purifier systems.

Yes. Hancock employees are entitled to up to 80 hours of 2022 COVID-19 related paid sick leave from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022. View supplemental paid sick leave information here.