This information relates to questions that HACC students and employees frequently ask. We share them with you for your convenience.

• The College’s operating schedule will be updated as needed based on weather conditions and other emergencies. In the case of inclement weather, regardless of the decision, all students and employees should use their own judgment to determine whether or not it is safe to travel. Please keep your instructors or supervisor informed.
• Please visit hacc.edu/Weather for additional details.
• Announcements are added to the website homepage immediately. Frequently clearing the cache on your browser will allow new announcements to appear. You also can try changing browsers.
• When classes are cancelled due to inclement weather, other HACC-related events and appointments also are cancelled.
• When making the closing or delay decisions, we do take into consideration a number of factors, including road conditions, the condition of our parking lots and what other schools are doing. We are also sensitive to the faculty's request to hold classes when possible so that material for courses can be covered during the term. Balancing all of these concerns, we do our best to make decisions that will positively impact the largest number of students and employees.
• The team that makes the inclement weather-related decisions is comprised of the College president, provost and other members of the Cabinet (as selected by the College president).
• Online classes operate as normal during weather-related events. We understand this can cause unanticipated child care, work or other personal challenges. HACC asks professors to use their discretion in enforcing assignment deadlines.
• The employee handbook addresses the College’s leave policy during inclement weather.

During the coronavirus pandemic, fall 2021 classes will be taught through in-person instruction, remote instruction and virtual learning, and select student services will be available on campus.

Therefore, if there is a weather announcement regarding campus closures, it will only affect employees and students involved in on-campus classes and services. All other remote work, remote instruction and virtual learning courses will continue as scheduled.

Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of messages and thus the list is subject to change as necessary.

• HACC campuses are closed due to inclement weather.
  • All on-campus day and evening classes, labs and services and off-campus clinicals and internships are canceled.
  • All remote work, remote instruction and virtual learning courses will continue on a normal schedule.
• HACC campuses are closing early due to inclement weather.
  • All on-campus classes, labs and services and off-campus clinicals and internships beginning at ____ a.m./p.m. or later are canceled.
  • All remote work, remote instruction and virtual learning courses will continue on a normal schedule.
• All approved on-campus day classes are canceled.
  • Employees approved to be on campus should not report to campus.
  • All on-campus day classes, labs and services are canceled.
  • An update will be provided by 2 p.m. regarding on-campus classes, labs and services scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. or later.
  • All remote work, remote instruction and virtual learning courses will continue on a normal schedule.
• HACC will resume all approved on-campus classes, labs and services at 4 p.m.
  • All on-campus evening classes, labs and services beginning at 4:30 p.m. will meet on a normal schedule.
  • All remote work, remote instruction and virtual learning courses will continue as scheduled.

Please Note: The College will not use a delayed-opening schedule. Students approved for the hands-on components of their course need the entire scheduled time. Therefore, depending on the amount of inclement weather, the approved on-campus courses will either be held or rescheduled. The College is building make-up days into the spring 2022 on-campus plans.

When HACC is subject to inclement weather or other emergency situations, students and employees will receive notifications via the following communication methods:

• e2Campus
• HACC website
  • Note: If no message appears, try clearing the cache on your browser to ensure alerts appear
• Email to employees
• Email to students
• Collegewide Facebook Page
• Collegewide Twitter Account

Before the coronavirus pandemic, when HACC’s campuses were open, the College would communicate using the following messages and methods.

Please note that this is not how we are communicating throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Please see the “Weather Announcement Process During COVID-19” section of this webpage for that information. In addition, this was not a comprehensive list of messages and thus the list was subject to change as necessary.

1. HACC is operating on a delayed schedule at all campuses.

• Employees will report at 9:30 a.m.
• All classes beginning prior to 7:50 a.m. are canceled.
• Subsequent classes will start 10 a.m. and meet on a compressed schedule of 35 minutes each, per the delayed opening schedule below.

• Day classes begin before 4:30 p.m. Evening classes begin at 4:30 p.m. or later.
• Employees should not report to work.
• An update will be provided by 2 p.m. regarding classes scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. or later.

• Employees should not report to work.

When HACC is subject to inclement weather or other emergency situations, the College community receives notification via the following communication methods:

• e2Campus
• HACC website
  • Note: If no message appears, try clearing the cache on your browser to ensure alerts appear
• Email to employees
• Recorded message on 800-ABC-HACC (800-222-4222)
• Collegewide Facebook Page
• Collegewide Twitter Account
• Notice to four major TV stations
  • WGAL (NBC, Channel 8)
  • WHP (CBS21)
  • WHTM (abc27)
  • WPMT (Fox 43)