{"id":14274,"date":"2020-04-25T00:05:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T07:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=14274"},"modified":"2020-05-11T20:26:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T03:26:34","slug":"sjeccd-extends-online-classes-through-summer-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/14274\/news\/sjeccd-extends-online-classes-through-summer-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"SJECCD extends online class format until end of summer term"},"content":{"rendered":"

All classes at San Jose City College and Evergreen Valley College will continue in an online format because of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Courtesy of SJECCD website<\/span>
SJECCD Chancellor Byron Breland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis announcement extends our existing operational changes through July 23, 2020, which is the end of summer term,\u201d <\/span>San Jose Evergreen Community College District Chancellor Byron D. Breland wrote in an April 22 email.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All district and college facilities will remain closed to students, visitors and employees, except for employees providing essential services.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am fine with it. It seems like the college is planning ahead in a conservative way,\u201d said SJCC instructor Betsy Gebhart. \u201cAlso, I think it’s good for the college to take the time to plan for how fall classes will be set up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In-person instruction was converted to a remote format on March 16 after the Public Health Department notified the district on March 11 that a San Jose City College student tested positive for COVID-19. The campus was closed March 11 to March 15.<\/span><\/p>\n

SJCC President Rowena M. Tomaneng wrote in an email that the decision to remain in an online format was made because of the climbing number of confirmed coronavirus cases.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Harry Who<\/span>
SJCC President \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rowena Tomaneng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SJCC student and KJCC radio station manager Jef Ochoa expected summer classes to be offered in the remote format only.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt does not surprise me that classes for the summer will continue to be all online because of the spring 2020 semester being completely transferred to online classes,\u201d Ochoa said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order for Ochoa to work as the KJCC station manager, he is required to take classes at SJCC, but he also works full time, which means online or night classes are the best fit for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve taken night classes before, but online classes suit me perfectly,\u201d Ochoa said.<\/span><\/p>\n