Extreme weather conditions during the winter months may require Surry Community College to cancel or delay classes in consideration of the safety of both students and employees. Weather conditions must be extreme before classes will be cancelled.
Two decisions are possible in the mornings:
- Surry Community College will be closed
or
- The college will delay its opening
A decision to close the college or operate on a delayed schedule will be announced no later than 7:00 a.m. (usually earlier), and by 4:00 p.m. for evening classes.
If no announcement is made, classes will operate on a regular schedule. If classes are cancelled or delayed, faculty and staff workday is also cancelled or delayed, unless otherwise specified.
- Listen to one of the following radio or television stations for information:
Radio
| WBOB - Galax (1360 AM) |
WBRF - Galax (98.1 FM) |
| WCOK - Sparta (1060 AM) |
WFFD - Winston-Salem (88.5 FM) |
| WHHV - Hillsville (1400 AM) |
WIFM - Elkin (100.9 FM) |
| WKZL - Winston-Salem (107.5 FM) |
WMAG - Winston-Salem (99.5 FM) |
| WPAQ - Mt. Airy (740 AM) |
WSJS - Winston-Salem (600 AM) |
| WSYD - Mount Airy (1300 AM) |
WYZD - Dobson (1560 AM) |
Television
| WFMY-TV - Greensboro (channel 2) |
WGHP-TV - High Point (channel 8) |
| WXII-TV - Winston-Salem (channel 12) |
WXLV-TV - Winston-Salem (channel 45) |
- Any decision to delay or cancel will be available on the automated message of the main campus phone number 336-386-8121 and on the college website.
- A decision to close early will be implemented so that everyone gets the message as close to the same time as possible. No classes are to dismiss before receiving an official message. A decision to close means that faculty and staff may also leave after reasonably assuring all students in their charge have been released. Any exception to the early release of faculty and staff will be announced.
- There could be a distinction made between day and evening classes. Evening classes officially start with the 4:00 p.m. classes.
- If the annoucement states "Surry Community College classes are cancelled," the college is also closed for faculty and staff unless the announcement specifies otherwise. A delayed schedule also applies to faculty and staff unless specified otherwise.
- A morning delay would generally be 1 or 2 hours.
- Again, if no announcement is made, classes will operate on a regular schedule.
If you have any questions concerning this policy, contact a member of the college administrative staff.
You are expected to follow the same class attendance schedule as all other SCC students. Only under the following conditions will we deviate from this policy.
- If the public schools close early due to threatening weather conditions, Huskins, dual-enrolled, and Early College students will be sent home at the same time as their high school counter parts.
- If the college remains open after the public schools have closed, those Huskins, dual-enrolled, and Early College High School students will not be required to come to the college to attend classes.
Students will be allowed to make up missed work without penalty. The instructors will still record the students' absenses on the roster; however, these absences should not be counted toward the instructors' maximum number of allowed absences. Students should be encouraged to save any excused absenses given by college instructors for this kind of situation.
Since geographic areas and conditions vary in our service area, it is imperative that all students use good judgment, and they should avoid driving in dangerous conditions.
