Central Piedmont is excited to welcome you for spring 2022! We hope the New Year is off to a great start for you and look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in the weeks and months ahead. Our top priority is to maintain the academic integrity we have always prided ourselves on and to keep our students, faculty, and staff safe while doing so.  

As we return back to campus, there are a few things to keep in mind:

• Face coverings are required during instructional activities (during classes, labs, etc.); in face-to-face meetings, and whenever persons are moving through or gathering in indoor common areas, such as hallways, lobbies, stairways, elevators, our libraries, restrooms, etc. 
• Face masks and gloves remain available at building entrances to anyone who needs them. Face coverings are not required outdoors on campus or inside while eating.
• Please stay home if you feel ill in any way. If your symptoms persist, please see a healthcare provider. Please inform your instructors if you experience an illness that impacts your class attendance. 
• If you think you might have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID, or if you test positive, please send an email immediately to wecare@cpcc.edu. The email inbox is now being monitored on a daily basis by Novant Health medical professionals who are responding directly to all inquiries.
• If you need to come to campus for a class, advising, or any other reason, be sure to complete the online Health Acknowledgement Form on Monday every week you arrive on any campus.

Are vaccinations being mandated?

If you have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19, we strongly encourage you to do so, if you are so inclined, at your earliest opportunity.

Due to the policy of our affiliated clinics, all health program students and faculty will have to be vaccinated for this upcoming semester, unless they have received a medical or religious exemption. This includes dental hygiene students. If you are a health program student, and have any further questions or concerns, please reach out to Charlene James (charlene.james@cpcc.edu).

No other academic programs are requiring vaccination at this time. The college will not ask you to provide your vaccination status, nor should anyone connected to the college inquire about your status.

How should students and employees report positive COVID tests?

To report COVID cases and exposures, or to ask questions about our protocols, please email wecare@cpcc.edu. Students should also notify their instructors, and employees should make their supervisors aware as soon as possible.

What will be the isolation/quarantine protocols for vaccinated and unvaccinated students and employees?

We will follow CDC protocols to determine isolation/quarantine recommendations for students and employees based on vaccination status. These will be communicated directly to persons who test positive for COVID-19 and have been in contact with positive-test persons.