COVID-19 Testing Updates
New Saliva Test; Finals Week Hours; Holiday Closures
In the Winter, on campus students (taking in-person or hybrid classes) will be required
to be vaccinated. Students with religious and medical exemptions will take tests.
These tests are required every 7 days for those who are on campus. Employees will
continue to follow the vaccination or testing procedure we have been using this Fall.
New Saliva Test Option Available Soon
Based on campus feedback, the college will add a COVID-19 test option that uses saliva
collection as an alternative to the nasal swabs. To use the saliva test kit, individuals must refrain from eating and drinking (even
water) for one hour before their test. Saliva tests will be available beginning Monday, December 6, at tents near the nasal swabbing tests:
- Building 4 Administration (near flag poles)
- Building 67A (east campus)
Updated Fall Testing Hours Information
This Fall semester, Mt. SAC continues to provide COVID-19 tests each week for those
who are on-campus and have not submitted proof of being fully vaccinated.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON SCHEDULE CHANGES: For Finals Week, December 6 to 11, only Site 1, Site 2, and Site 4 will be available,
following their regular schedules. From December 13-17, only Site 1 and 4 will be
available, following their regular schedules.
- Site 1: Building 4 Administration (near flag poles)
- Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Open Finals Week and Post Finals Week
- Site 2: Building 6 Library (north entrance near fountain)
- Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Open Finals Week
- Site 3: Building 13 Walkway (central campus, north of Equity Center)
- Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Site 4: Building 67A (east campus, late evening hours)
- Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Open Finals Week and Post Finals Week
- Site 5: Building 40 School of Continuing Education (east of Building 40)
- Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Holiday Closures
Following the college’s holiday closure schedule, testing locations will be closed
on the following dates this Fall and Winter:
- Winter Break - Saturday, December 18 to Sunday, January 2
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, January 17
- President Day – Friday, February 18 through Monday, February 21
Winter Testing Location Information
This Winter Intersession, COVID-19 vaccinations will be required for students taking
on-campus classes, whether they are in-person or hybrid. Evidence of a first dose
is due December 10 or students risk getting dropped from their Winter in-person and
hybrid classes. Students with medical and religious exemptions will test each week
as well as employees without COVID-19 vaccination evidence. Learn more about the requirements
at www.mtsac.edu/covid19.
- Building 4 Administration (near flag poles) – Nasal and Saliva Tests
- Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Building 67A (east campus, late evening hours) – Nasal and Saliva Tests
- Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday Vaccination Clinics
Mt. SAC offers convenient on-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinics every Wednesday through
December 8, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Kerr’s Corner, near the Library entrance and
Mountie Café. The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. They are also free, regardless
of insurance and immigration status. Individuals just need to bring proof of age,
using any official document that shows their name and date of birth, such as a California
ID, Medicare card, passport from any country, birth certificate, membership card,
or immunization records. This upcoming Fulgent vaccine clinics are available for anyone
5 and older. Minors must have an appointment and be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
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