Planning for a Safe Return to Campus
The guiding principle for the Welcome Back to Campus Plan is maintaining – to the fullest extent possible – the health and safety of De Anza College students, faculty members, classified professionals and administrators
during the evolving pandemic. Equity is a critical consideration at all points of the plan.
The De Anza College plan is
- Dynamic
- An evolving iterative draft
- Subject to change based on conditions
- Interconnected with the district's plan
It is based on the phased return of on-campus Instructional programs and developed in consultation with Instructional deans, with
Student Services and Administrative Services programs in support.
Some essential College Operations have remained on campus for the entirety of the pandemic, including Custodial, Grounds and the Bookstore.
All involved constituency groups, including senates and bargaining units, are being consulted early in the development of the plan.
- Further down on this webpage, you'll find additional documents and links.
Draft Phases: Updated April 5
Updates are marked by an asterisk (*), with more details provided at the bottom of this webpage.
Phase I
Draft: Phase I
The college is operating remotely. A minimal number of programs are operating at least partially on campus.
Instruction
(Allied Health programs with regulatory and licensure requirements)
- Nursing
- Health Technologies
Administrative Services
- Custodial
- Grounds
- Child Development Center – limited hours
- Bookstore – fulfillment of online orders
- Printing Services – limited hours
- Postal Services – limited hours
- Construction/Facilities/Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) – on as-needed basis
Student Services
- Student Services provided remotely
- Mobile Food Pantry visits the campus twice monthly
Phase II –
Now Introducing in Stages
Draft: Phase II
The college continues to operate mostly remotely. The following programs move at least partially on campus, in addition to those in Phase I.
Instruction *
(Including limited programs with hands-on components)
- Career Technical Education (CTE) programs requiring hands-on work – Design and Manufacturing Technologies (DMT) and Auto Tech
- Creative Arts – limited classes requiring hands on-work, beginning in mid-May*
- Athletics conditioning classes – outdoors only, beginning in early May*
Administrative Services
- Services listed in Phase I continue
Student Services
- Student Services continue to operate remotely
Campus Access Requests *
- Faculty members, classified professionals and administrators may request to use their office space on an occasional basis if they wish, by submitting an online request form.
Phase III
Draft: Phase III
The college continues to operate mostly remotely. The following programs move at least partially on campus, in addition to those in Phase I and II.
Instruction
(Safely-distanced activities courses)
- Physical Education activity classes
- Dance/Theater
- Library Lab – limited hours
Administrative Services
- Facility rentals – limited to pool and fields only
Student Services
- Adapted Physical Education (APE)
Phase IV
Draft: Phase IV
The college continues to operate mostly remotely. The following programs move at least partially on campus, in addition to those in Phases I, II and III.
Instruction
- Required science lab courses
- Career Technical Education lecture/labs
- Learning Communities
Student Services
- Food Pantry – by appointment only
- Health Services – by appointment only
Administrative Services
- Dining Services – possibly offered at limited capacity depending on the number of people on campus
- Additional facility rentals – classrooms (chiefly on weekends; instructional needs always prioritized)
Community Education
- Planetarium events – community events on a percentage of capacity basis; field trips on percentage of capacity basis in alignment with regional school district plans
Phase V
Draft: Phase V
More of the college is moving on campus during this phase. The following programs move at least partially on campus, in addition to those in Phases I-IV.
Instruction
- Lecture classes – on size and percentage basis and facilities capacity
- Library
Student Services
Staggered staffing and/or limited capacity for each given space limitations; additional services continue online
- Admissions and Records services
- Assessment – dependent on ESL decision on in-person assessment
- Cashiering services
- College Life Office
- Counseling – General, Transfer and Retention
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) – as needed for in-person classes
- DSPS Services – mobility cart services as needed for in-person classes; accommodated testing as needed; tutoring services in person per request; alternative media in person per request
- DSS Counseling
- EOPS
- Financial Aid services
- Flea Market
- International Student Programs (ISP)
- Men of Color Community
- Middle College
- OTI – CompTechS, CalWORKs
- Outreach
- Psychological Services
- Veteran Services
Administrative Services
- Dining Services – expanded capacity
Phase VI
Draft: Phase VI
The college’s on-campus classes and services are fully operational, with any necessary remaining modifications.
- Expanded online courses provide additional flexibility and options for students, as does the continuation of selected student services.
- Lessons learned collegewide during the pandemic period inform all decisions and planning, as does the equity focus underpinning the return-to-campus planning.
Documents and Links
Messages to the College
From President Lloyd A. Holmes
Message From Chancellor Judy Miner
* Updates to the Draft Plans
- April 5, 2021: Added Campus Access Requests to draft for Phase II
- April 5, 2021: Added additional clarification to draft for Phase II, indicating that Athletics conditioning classes may be held outdoors beginning in early May and that a limited number of Creative Arts classes requiring hands-on work may be held beginning in mid-May
- March 22, 2021: Removed Library Services lobby checkouts from draft for Phase II, after it was determined the original item was not workable under current circumstances