HCC Announces Gradual Reopening Plan

Hopkinsville Community College has released a plan to gradually re-open the Hopkinsville campus beginning Monday, June 15 to provide limited in-person service.

The college reports they will be open weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. They add the Fort Campbell campus will re-open for most services on Monday, July 6, with weekday hours from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

Service will by appointment only at the Fort Campbell campus; no walk-ins will be permitted until further notice. Appointment procedure details will be given at a later date as they become available.

Virtual services for the Fort Campbell Campus can currently be utilized.

HCC administrators continue to ask that students utilize virtual services whenever possible. The College’s Virtual Resources webpage includes important procedures and contact information for those who prefer to access services remotely.

Student, Business, and Workforce Services

Virtual Student, Business and Workforce services can be provided by email or phone with the contact information listed below.

Those who choose to visit HCC’s Hopkinsville Campus are encouraged to make an appointment by using the department specific phone or email contacts listed above for all areas with the exception of Financial Aid, which takes appointments by email only. Appointments will help College employees manage traffic flow and adhere to the social distancing requirements. Students visiting campus may be asked to wait in their vehicles or outside until they are called in an effort to reduce the number of people in a building at any one time. No other guests will be allowed with the student during appointments. Each campus building will have only one door to use as an entrance/exit. These will be clearly marked.

  • Administration and Auditorium Buildings – left, main entrance off of Talbert Drive.
  • Academic and Technology Center – under the clock tower
  • Emerging Technologies Building – right, main entrance off of North Drive
  • The Rotary Club of Hopkinsville LRC (Library) will remain closed until July 1.

Healthy Campus Requirements

As part of the re-opening process, HCC will implement new requirements and procedures that all employees, students and visitors must follow when visiting campus.

  • Wear a facemask (mandatory).
  • Stay home if you are sick.
  • Practice 6′ social distancing. Floor decals will be installed in common areas where lines may form to help us remember.
  • Wash your hands frequently.
  • Use hand sanitizer before and after in multi-use areas.
  • Each building will have a sanitation station with infrared thermometers, gloves, masks and hand sanitizer.
  • Common areas and break rooms will be closed to gatherings. Microwaves can be used, but only one person at a time may enter the area.
  • Vending machines and water fountains will be turned off, but water bottle fillings stations will be operational.
  • One person may ride in an elevator at a time.

Summer & Fall Courses

Summer II and *fall semester courses are currently open for registration. Summer II courses, beginning July 6, will be offered primarily online along with some hybrid courses that combine online and on-campus study.

HCC administrators are planning for fall semester courses, beginning August 17, to be offered in all three formats: online, hybrid and traditional in-person campus classroom. Course offerings are subject to change with the pandemic status.

*Fort Campbell fall course registration opens for service members on July 6 and all other students at noon on July 27.

Barnes & Noble Bookstore

HCC’s Barnes & Noble bookstore will continue to operate through virtual, online service at www.kctcs.bncollege.com. Questions regarding order status, book rental return and general information can be emailed to sm071@bncollege.com.

Placement Testing

All KCTCS colleges have approved a 1-year waiver to allow previous test scores to be used for placement score to enter college classes. Approved assessments include the following: ACT or SAT scores, Accuplacer, COMPASS, KYOTE, and TABE. This waiver will expire at the end of spring 2021 semester. Additionally, KCTCS has approved that a high school GPA may be used as a placement tool as a substitute for potential students with no previous placement scores. Current placement testing will be available only for incoming students who have no other test score option on file. To schedule a placement test, contact Martha Metcalfe at martha.metcalfe@kctcs.edu or (270) 707-3826. Anyone taking a placement test will be required to abide by HCC’s Healthy Campus Requirements listed above.

Workforce Assessment Testing

HCC’s Workforce Assessments, which include Pearson VUE, PAX-RN, NACE and WorkKeys exams, will resume testing on the Hopkinsville Campus later this month.  All testing will be by appointment only with a reduced capacity in the testing room.  Examinees must follow the Health Campus Requirements above and will receive additional specific instructions about the check-in and testing process prior to coming to campus. Additional details will follow prior to re-opening.

HCC has named HR Director Yvonne Glasman as the Healthy at Work Officer, following the Healthy at Work requirements. She may be contacted at (270) 707-3722 or Yvonne.glasman@kctcs.edu with questions or concerns regarding COVID-19 information at HCC.

HCC will continue to follow the re-opening requirements set forth by the Governor’s Office and guidelines from the CDC and Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) as the College moves through the phased process.