Hopkinsville Community College announced it will move all courses to online instruction through Sunday, April 12, because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
“All HCC campuses will remain open during this period offering business and student support services while practicing social distancing,” the college’s news release states.
The college noted these changes:
- HCC will move to all online course instruction Monday, March 13 to Sunday, April 12.
- Blackboard workshops for students who are unfamiliar with online courses will be scheduled with social distancing utilized. Additional details to come.
- All public, special events scheduled on campus will be canceled.
- Limited computer lab access will be available. Additional details to come.
- The Rotary Club of Hopkinsville Learning Resource Center (Library), Tutoring Center, Barnes & Noble Bookstore and Testing Center will all be open with regular hours at this time with social distancing utilized.
HCC President Alissa Young said, “We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will make a determination about the rest of the semester by April 10. We realize that the situation could change quickly. Our campus crisis team is meeting daily and will continue to do so during this time.”
Updates will be posted on HCC’s social media pages and the HCC COVID-19 webpage at https://hopkinsville.kctcs.edu/covid-19/.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
