Use Common-Sense Safety Measures to Keep Healthy
Coming to Campus?
If you’re experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home, and get tested.
COVID Requirements
Faculty, staff, and students must stay home if they test positive for COVID-19 and email the addresses below. You must isolate for a minimum of 24 hours and can return after being fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication and if your symptoms are improving.
- Students: healthcenter@smc.edu
- Staff: covid19HR@smc.edu
- Quarantine/Isolation Information
Vaccines
Get vaccinated and/or boosted to minimize the possibility of serious illness and/or hospitalization.
The Latest Updates
COVID-19’s new FLiRT variants are on the rise in California and in Los Angeles County, coronavirus levels in wastewater have jumped significantly. Additionally, the number of ER visits and hospitalizations have increased. Please keep yourself and your loved ones safe by taking simple precautions like staying home when sick and testing for COVID-19. Frequent handwashing, masking when in crowded spaces, and getting vaccinated can all help to slow the spread. For faculty and staff, it is required that you report positive COVID-19 tests to COVID19HR@smc.edu. Students can report positive tests to Healthcenter@smc.edu and should also be encouraged to stay home when they experience symptoms consistent with COVID-19. To learn more about the isolation guidelines, visit LAC | DPH | COVID-19 Community Guidelines (lacounty.gov)
Lastly, please contact Student Health Services with questions or concerns related to COVID-19 at 310-434-4262. We are here for you!
updated 7/24/2024
Resources
Safety Guidelines for Staff
Leading the Way, Together
At Santa Monica College, we are proud to continue in leading the way together—safely, with empathy, and a deep commitment to our students. Read what makes SMC Superintendent/President Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery and other colleagues/leaders #ProudToBeSMC, what they missed most during the pandemic, and much more!
