During flu season, Columbia State Community College will operate as long as the majority of faculty and students are able to attend classes. Decisions to close the college or any of its campuses will occur in concert with local health departments. In the event of a cancellation, Columbia State will post the announcement at its website www.columbiastate.edu and will send an email to your official Columbia State email address. Please check these outlets often for notices. Area media outlets will also carry news relative to college closings or major event cancellations.
To learn if one of your classes is cancelled, check your Columbia State email for a message from your instructor or class’s division office.
Do I have to go to class?
If you are well, attend class. But if you have a fever or other flu-like symptoms, do not attend class. The CDC advises, “Limit interactions with other people for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever, or signs of a fever, without the use of fever-reducing medicines.”
Whom should I contact if I have questions about my courses?
Your first point of contact is the course instructor; call or email the instructor who teaches your class. If you cannot reach the faculty member, you should contact the division that offers the class. For classes meeting at one of the off-campus centers/sites, call the campus staff.
Division Offices
Business and Technology (BIT, BUS, CIS, ECO, MKT, GENT, OFA) - 931-540-2670
Health Sciences (NUR, RAD, EMT, RCT, VET) - 931-540-2600
Humanities (ENGL, HUM, PHIL, COMM, CEN, FCT, SPAN, ART, MUS, THEA, DSPW) - 931-540-2853
Science and Math (AGT, ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, MATH, PHYS, PSCI, DSPM) - 931-540-2710
Social Sciences (EDU, ECED, GEOG, HED, HIST, PHED, PSY, SOC, POL, CJT, DSPR, DSPS) - 931-540-2780
Off-Campus Centers/Sites
Clifton: 931-676-6966 or 888-346-6581
Franklin/Williamson County: 615-790-4400
Lawrenceburg/Lawrence County: 931-766-1600
Lewisburg: 931-359-0351
If I have a big test or assignment due and I have the flu or flu-like symptoms, what should I do?
You should not attend class if you have either flu or flu-like symptoms. E-mail or call your instructor for instructions preferably before the exam, quiz or assignment is due if at all possible.
If the college should close in late semester, how would I take my finals and get my grades?
Should Columbia State find it necessary to suspend classes, information will appear on the college’s homepage, and you would receive an e-mail message with instructions sent to your official college e-mail account. Monitor these sources regularly for the most up-to-date information.