As we prepared to welcome you to a new semester, we had hoped to be resuming a much more normal schedule of on-campus activities, classes, and services. Unfortunately, we find ourselves again at the mercy of this tenacious pandemic, with the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant surging throughout our region, state, and nation.
In response to skyrocketing case numbers throughout our region, we have decided to temporarily move most in-person classes, labs, and services online from the start of the semester until Monday, January 31 for all Los Rios colleges (American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and Sacramento City). Impossible to Convert Career Education programs that were held in-person during the last year will continue to be held in-person. Other classes such as traditional lecture classes, science labs, arts, and ESL classes will move online for this two-week period. Look for a communication from your instructor in your email or Canvas account for the status of your class and reach out to your instructor with any class-related questions.
While we are fortunate to know that our employees and students are vaccinated, the sheer volume of cases has led to concerns about serious breakthrough cases, rising hospitalization rates in our region, and the operational impacts of large-scale staff and student absences. By January 31, we expect to have significantly expanded testing capacity and many experts believe that we will see the Omicron surge begin to wane.
Our reopening website has been updated with specific information about which programs and services will remain in person, and will continue to be updated in the days and weeks ahead with any changes to this information.
