Jamestown Community College has announced plans for the fall semester.

JCC’s fall course schedule, which begins Aug. 24, will provides in-person, online and hybrid options. About 125 online and hybrid courses are designated as flex courses, which could meet as in-person classes on campus when conditions allow.

The fall semester includes breaks from Oct. 12-13 and from Nov. 23-29. Classes conclude on Dec. 16 and final exams will be held Dec. 17-18.

Admission and course registration details are available at sunyjcc.edu/coronavirus or by calling 800-388-8557.

JCC’s operations plan will ensure health-related protocols are followed by students, employees and community members who are on JCC’s campuses when they reopen.

“We are being as flexible as possible, given the mandates and guidelines we must adhere to,” said JCC president Daniel DeMarte, “and we’re ready to welcome students in person when conditions allow.”

JCC’s student affairs team will provide coordinated access to the business, registrar, admissions, academic advisement and financial aid offices. Campus activities, both in-person and virtual are being planned.

“We are taking all necessary steps to ensure that students have access to all support services needed to succeed this semester,” said Kirk Young, vice president of student affairs. “Those services as well as essential campus life activities and events will be held in strict accordance with safety and social distancing guidelines.”

Social distancing and health-related protocols for all college facilities and residence halls will be in place. The maximum occupancy of JCC’s three residence halls has been reduced by 25 percent to 250 students in order to provide less density and adhere to Centers for Disease Control and county health department guidelines.

On-campus dining will be modified to include pre-packaged hot meals, grab-and-go items and microwaveable frozen or fresh meals. Seating capacity in common gathering areas, including the college’s dining facilities, will be reduced to comply with social distancing recommendations.

JCC’s student support services, which include tutoring, academic advisement, library and health services, and connections to local, state, and federal benefit programs, will continue to be available to students. A limited number of Dell laptops, provided through the State University of New York, are available for registered JCC students to borrow for the fall semester. The laptops must be returned at the end of the semester. Priority is given to Pell Grant recipients, but anyone in need can request one.

Reconfigured classroom and lab layouts to provide reduced density and social distancing, as well as disinfection schedules to sanitize those areas for in-person classes, have been established.

Students and employees will be required to wear face masks at all times and are encouraged to sanitize their hands and adhere to social distancing policies. Face masks must be worn in common areas, classrooms and situations where social distancing may be difficult to maintain.

JCC’s health services staff will assess and direct students and employees with COVID-19 concerns and issues to appropriate community resources and testing. JCC will collaborate with county health officials, while adhering to HIPAA guidelines, on contact tracing to identify individuals who have contracted the coronavirus and those with whom they came in contact.

Employees and students are expected to complete confidential daily electronic health screenings as they enter campus. Individuals who screen positive for COVID-19 exposure or symptoms will be sent home and tracked by JCC’s health services and county health representatives.