Currently
in Sylva, NC
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The
College will close when weather conditions
make driving hazardous. The following
procedures will be followed during inclement
weather. If the College is open, no
announcement will be made. If a delay,
closing or cancellation is necessary,
the following will take place.
| 1. |
Announcements
concerning college operation will
be made by 6:30 a.m. on the College’s
Internet home page www.southwesterncc.edu
as well as local TV and radio stations
listed below. The message will also
be placed on SCC’s automated
switchboard - 586.4091, 800.447.4091,
or 800.968.4091. |
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a. |
Delayed
schedule - class schedule begins
at 10 a.m. Everyone report to work
and class at that time. |
| |
b.
|
College
closed - extremely hazardous
conditions. No one reports to work
or class. |
| |
Radio:
| (99.9-FM) |
WKSF,
Asheville |
(104.5-FM) |
WHLC,
Highlands |
|
(95.3-FM) |
WCQS,
Asheville |
(1320
AM) |
WKRK,
Murphy |
|
(1590-AM) |
WBHN,
Bryson City |
(95.9-FM)
|
WCVP,
Robbinsville |
|
(1370-AM) |
WGHC,
Clayton, Ga. |
(680-AM) |
WRGC,
Sylva |
| (104.1-FM)
|
WQXI, Clayton, Ga. |
(104.9-FM) |
WQNS,
Waynesville |
| (96.7-FM) |
WNCC,
Franklin |
(1050-AM)
|
WFSC,
Franklin |
| (1480-AM)
|
WPFJ,
Franklin |
|
|
Television:
(ABC) – WLOS, Asheville,
NC
(CBS) – WSPA, Spartanburg,
SC
(NBC) – WYFF, Greenville,
SC
|
| 2. |
If
it appears that ice or snow will
be cleared by mid-morning, the schedule
listed below will be followed.
| REGULAR
Class Starts BETWEEN |
Delayed
CLASS Start |
| 8:00
- 8:50 a.m. |
10:00
a.m. |
| 9:00
- 9:50 a.m. |
10:45
a.m. |
| 10:00
- 10:50 a.m. |
11:30
a.m. |
| 11:00
- 11:50 a.m. |
12:15
p.m. |
| 12:00
- 12:50 p.m. |
1:00
p.m. |
| 1:00
- 1:50 p.m. |
1:45
p.m. |
| 2:00
- 2:50 p.m. |
2:30
p.m. |
| 3:00
- 3:15 p.m. |
3:15
p.m. |
After 3:30, resume normal schedule.
For the times listed above, this
schedule will be used: If the class
normally meets for 50 minutes, it
will meet for 40 minutes. If the
class normally meets for more than
50 minutes, it will meet for 80%
of the total class minutes.
IMPORTANT: If weather conditions
become worse after the 6:30 a.m.
announcement, an additional announcement
closing the college for the day
will be made no later than 8:30
a.m.
|
| 3. |
Closing
or delaying the day classes does
not automatically close evening
classes. A decision for evening
classes will be made by 3 p.m.
|
| 4. |
When
weather conditions dictate early
dismissal of the day or evening
classes, the announcement will be
made by telephone to a designated
faculty or staff member in each
building on campus. These officials
will communicate information to
occupants of their respective building.
|
| 5. |
Commuters
particularly those commuting from
other counties or remote areas,
should exercise personal judgment
concerning highway conditions regardless
of college announcements.
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| 6. |
SCC
may have classes even when public
schools are canceled. |
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