Why is broome community college closed

The safety of SUNY Broome Community College students and employees is the utmost priority when making a weather-related closing or delayed opening decision. As long as conditions are safe on college property and on the major roads leading to college facilities, the college will be open— either on a regular or delayed schedule.

Before students, employees, and visitors arrive on campus, college employees work hard to ensure that campus walking and driving areas are safe for pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic. In addition, information from the National Weather Service and weather-specific web sites are consulted. If there is inclement weather, college students are expected to individually, or in consultation with family members, make decisions as to whether conditions are safe for driving to a college location to attend classes.

Students who have concerns about the safety of traveling to class should contact their instructors about their individual situations, and, if necessary, make arrangements with their professors about any missed coursework. Faculty members try to be flexible regarding student absences in these circumstances. Decisions concerning the closing or late opening of the college due to inclement weather will be made by college officials prior to am, whenever possible. If significantly worsening weather conditions occur after classes have begun for the day, decisions concerning early closing of the college will be made by college officials at least 2 hours in advance of the closing, whenever possible.

As soon as the decision to delay or close the college is reached, a notification will be issued through Rave Alert, a notice will be placed on the SUNY Broome website, and will be listed on the login screen for the MyCollege web portal. Students and college employees should not assume that announcements concerning public school systems apply to SUNY Broome. Decisions concerning the cancellation of evening classes classes that start after pm will be made before pm, whenever possible, and will be announced in the same manner as used for cancellation of day classes.

In general, weather closures that apply to the main campus will also apply to other locations where college classes are held, unless otherwise specified. Weather-related closures or cancellations may not necessarily apply to students in clinical experiences or internships, since these activities take place over a wide and varied geographic area. Until further notice, vaccinated individuals are no longer required to participate in bi-weekly testing. Only unvaccinated individuals with an on-campus presence are required to participate in weekly COVID pool testing.

Vaccinated employees and commuter students that wish to continue participating in campus pool testing are welcome to do so but are no longer required. Residential students Student Village are required to continue with bi-weekly testing. Testing will be conducted in the Calice Connector area, first floor. Testing will be done by walk-ins only, no appointment necessary, please monitor your email for dates and times.

Prior to arrival, you must pre-register for testing at www. Registration only needs to be completed one time. Anyone that has previously participated in testing does not need to re-register.

Simply log in using the same credentials as before. For more information about test day requirements, visit the Pooled Testing Information Site. All students and employees are encouraged to complete a daily self-health screening for infectious illnesses, including COVID Competitive Health Science Programs: Students and employees in Competitive Health Science Programs will be receiving additional guidance and instructions for screening.

Any visitor that feels ill will not be allowed on campus and are required to stay off campus. Anyone feeling ill is strongly encouraged to check their symptoms against the Center for Disease Control CDC self-checker found on the CDC website and follow the instructions provided. All unvaccinated visitors are required to wear a mask and practice social distancing in all locations on SUNY Broome campus. Be sure you regularly check your SUNY Broome-issued Gmail account for critical updates, announcements, and academic communications.