Mandate Compliance

Compliance means providing proof of vaccination or submitting to weekly testing within the timeframe prescribed.

ECC will withhold Non-compliant employees from service until they comply with the safety requirements mandated by the State of Illinois. Furthermore, employees will be subject to the disciplinary process.

Elgin Community College shall exclude ECC students who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from the premises unless they comply with the testing requirements.

Elgin Community College students who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 must undergo testing for COVID-19 until they establish that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Failure to abide by this directive violates the ECC Student Code of Conduct and the COVID Addendum.

Read COVID Addendum

We will copy faculty on an email sent to students who are not in compliance with the mandate. The email will inform students they are prohibited from returning to campus until they are in compliance.

No, if your classes are all remote AND your time conducting campus business is fleeting, you are not required to get the vaccine or participate in weekly testing. If you wish to substitute teach for a class on campus or accept any hybrid or face-to-face teaching assignments, the requirement will apply. However, if you are fully remote and plan to come on campus for activities, committee meetings or will be on campus for more than a "fleeting moment," the mandate will apply.

No, as the current Return to Campus policy requires employees to be on campus at least 80 percent of the time.

All enrolled Dual-credit program students must follow the mandate and are not eligible to be on our campus if not vaccinated or if they refuse the test. More specific information is forthcoming regarding this group of students. Learn more on the Students Under 18.

Beginning Monday, March 28 masks will only be required in the following circumstances and locations: 

• Some Instructional Spaces
  Certain arts and health professions classes. Masks may also be required in the classrooms, labs, faculty offices, and workrooms for faculty who are immunocompromised.
• Workspaces
  Students and employees are expected to wear masks as requested when meeting in an individual’s personal work or office space.
• Building K
  Masks are required at the Vitality testing site in Building K.

The ECC Arts Center continues to follow the best practices from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), and the Kane County Health Department. As our knowledge and understanding evolve, the College’s policies and plans will adapt appropriately and comply with state and local guidelines. Patrons are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test within 72 hours of performance date and an ID. Patrons are required to wear face coverings at all times during the performance.

Please read our Terms and Conditions for event attendance. 

Updated 3/14/2022

After reviewing all current COVID-19 safety protocols and updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Kane County Health Department; the Illinois Department of Public Health, and feedback from our unions, employees, students, and community members, the following mitigation efforts will be in effect beginning Monday, March 28.

Masks will only be required in the following circumstances and locations:

• Some Instructional Spaces
  Certain arts and health professions classes. Masks may also be required in the classrooms, labs, faculty offices, and workrooms for faculty who are immunocompromised.
• Workspaces
  Students and employees are expected to wear masks as requested when meeting in an individual’s personal work or office space.
• Building K
• Masks are required at the Vitality testing site in Building K.

However, masks will be strongly recommended in all other settings on campus. Anyone who prefers to wear a face-covering is welcome and encouraged to do so. As masking is now a personal choice, we must respect everyone’s decision, whether they choose to mask or not. Continue to practice social distancing and Elgin Community College will make KN95 and/or N95 masks available for those who want to wear them.

As a reminder, ECC’s Emergency Operations Center group, along with college leadership, continues to monitor COVID-19's evolving impact on our environment, and a change in the transmission rate in Kane County may require a need to reimplement a mask mandate in accordance with the CDC, Kane County Health Department and/or state government.

Please note that any changes to our campus mitigation efforts will be communicated as soon as possible.