January, 2023
Masking is optional but strongly recommended in all indoor public spaces.
https://pasadena.edu/about/president/coronavirus-updates/index.php
August, 2022
The campus still requires masks while indoors for all students, staff, faculty, and visitors.
May 9, 2022
Effective on this date, masks are still encouraged, but now optional on campus for employees, students. Weekly testing for COVID-19 is no longer mandatory.
February 22, 2022
FANS CAN RETURN TO EVENTS AT HP GYM
BREAKING NEWS: PCC Athletics is permitting fans to attend athletic contests at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium for the regular season home finales of the Lancers basketball teams. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, the PCC women's team will host Rio Hondo at 7 p.m. and on Friday, Feb. 25, the Lancers men's squad closes its season in hosting Long Beach City College in a 5 p.m. tip-off. Fans who show proof of vaccination card will be allowed to attend the games and must wear masks inside the facility.
EVENTS POLICY CHANGED FOR HOME INDOOR CONTESTS, JANUARY 24
Because of the widespread surge in COVID-19 cases and the newer threat of the Omicron virus throughout the state and Los Angeles County, PCC Athletics has decided to not allow spectators/fans to attend the remaining Lancers home basketball games this season.
From the PCC main website: PCC resumes on-campus operations on Monday, January 24, 2022. As we continue to navigate this pandemic, we are working closely with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and Pasadena Public Health Department to ensure we maintain a safe campus environment. While the college is open, students, faculty, and staff will be required to follow extra precautions to keep us healthy and safe.
More information from the PCC administration at this link:
https://pasadena.edu/about/president/coronavirus-updates/index.php
STATEMENT BY PCC REGARDING OPENING WEEKS OF SPRING SEMESTER 2022, JANUARY 3
https://pasadena.edu/about/president/coronavirus-updates/index.php
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues its unprecedented surge, and following a strong recommendation made by the California Community College's Chancellor's Office, Pasadena City College has made the difficult decision to move the first two weeks of the Spring 2022 semester completely online. During this time, most classes and college services will be conducted remotely. This is a temporary response to this surge in cases and the college intends to resume face-to-face instruction and operations on Monday, January 24.
All students and employees are expected to show a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 72 hours of their return to campus.
In regard to PCC Athletics, only one home game has been postponed this week (Jan. 5, reschedule TBA). An update from the CCCAA, the governing body of California Community College sports, and any recommendations from the COVID-19 Working Group may affect any further updates regarding competition postponements at PCC. Stay tuned to this page of the athletics website and check our official Twitter site: @PCCAthletics for these upcoming updates.
Update: Jan. 5: PCC road men's basketball game at LA Harbor, road women's basketball game at Cerritos scheduled for Jan. 7 have been postponed.
Update: Jan. 7: Due to student-athletes in COVID-19 protocol, PCC has decided to postpone the men's and women's basketball games scheduled for Jan. 12 and Jan. 14. These postponements will be attempted to be made up, and if/when a date is secured, we will publish it to our website and our Twitter.
EVENTS POLICY FOR VISITORS/FANS, OCTOBER 18:
For consistency for all college events, all patrons/visitors to campus events, whether indoors or outdoors, must wear a mask and show proof of vaccination. This policy is effective, immediately.
Pasadena City College is pleased with the decision this month to allow spectators, guests, and visitors to attend Lancers sporting events at both Robinson Stadium and Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Effective immediately, fans can come to PCC events beginning with the next home contests this month.
All patrons/visitors to campus events, whether indoors or outdoors, must wear a mask, and show proof of vaccination.
Spectators must complete a health study survey attesting they are vaccinated to enter campus buildings. Faculty and staff may show their "campus access" information for entrance into events. Masks are required to be worn while in all public spaces at the college: Health Survey, click here:
After completing the survey, fans must show the approval (a green check mark) to a PCC employee prior to entering the gym or stadium. For indoors, spectators will enter at the northwest door of the GM building. The HP Gym is located on the second floor, just above the stairs. Robinson Stadium visitors must enter through the front entrace located near the Science Village and Lot #5 (closest to Bonnie Ave and Del Mar Blvd).
While in attendance at all PCC Athletic events, please comply with the following safety requests:
· Spectators are to remain in the bleachers/seating area during the event.
· No congregating during or after games on the field or in the gym.
· Spectators may NOT engage with coaches, athletes, officials or game day personnel until after the event and all groups have left the facility.
· Spectators who refuse to comply with all protocols will be asked to leave the facility.
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BREAKING NEWS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13: PCC Athletics is not allowing fans into home events, both indoor or outdoor, for the immediate future. This policy was drafted by the Pasadena Area Community College District.
Keep checking this page on the PCC website for potential updates or changes concerning fan attendance policy.
BREAKING NEWS, FRIDAY, JULY 30: PCC Superintendent-President Erika Endrijonas announced on July 28: "As a reflection of the ongoing risks to public health, and in consultation with our employee unions, PCC will be requiring all employees and students who come to campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine this fall. We will also require weekly testing from all employees, no matter their vaccination status. We are still working out important details regarding the timing and required proof for these decisions, and I will continue to update the campus on a regular basis as we finetune the details." All PCC student-athletes, coaches and athletics staff are required to be vaccinated in order to participate in the 2021-2022 sports season.
BREAKING NEWS, TUESDAY, JUNE 15: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces the official reopening of the state as many restrictions have been lifted for sporting events, businesses, and eating establishments. PCC Superintendent-President Erika Endrijonas said "We will have the return of all Lancers athletic competitions in 2021-2022; All staff and administrators will be back on campus five days per week beginning Tuesday, July 6; 76 percent of the (PCC) Fall schedule will be synchronous and face-to-face. We will continue the wristband check-in procedure, which is over and above what is currently required, most likely through July."
BREAKING NEWS, TUESDAY, MAY 18: With the South Coast Conference announcing it is prepared to return to a regular sports season, Pasadena City College and its 16 intercollegiate teams are set for a return to competitive play in the 2021-2022 sports season that begins in late August. The news comes as the state has seen a dramatic decline in COVID-19 cases while California ranks 12th among states in share of people receiving at least one COVID-19 vaccine, with about 53 percent of its residents at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is about 47%, a USA TODAY analysis of CDC data showed.
BREAKING NEWS, MONDAY, APRIL 12: Pasadena City College Athletics is pleased to announce that student-athletes have been cleared to return to campus for conditioning purposes beginning Monday, April 19. The large drop in COVID-19 cases and the state's recent changes in tiers were reasons in bringing Lancers student-athletes back to PCC for the first time since March, 2020.
Members of the school's 16 intercollegiate teams will fill out an electronic health survey on days the students attend PCC and have temperature checks performed by the Lancers athletic training staff near the front gate of Robinson Stadium.
Coaches will put together specific workout plans for their players with workouts being staggered throughout each day for health and safety reasons.
https://pcclancers.com/general/2020-21/releases/20210408n6wpst
BREAKING NEWS, THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 2021: The South Coast Conference presidents announced today that the 2021 spring sports season is cancelled thus resulting in no sports season for the following Pasadena City College intercollegiate teams--baseball, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's track and field, and women's badminton.
The goal now is to prepare for a possible return to PCC Athletics competition in September, 2021 as part of the 2021-2022 sports season.
Here is the official announcement from the SCC:
https://southcoastconf.com/general/2020-21/releases/20210225r9q3u3
BREAKING NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9: A unanimous decision by the 12 South Coast Conference presidents announced officially this morning to cancel the delayed 2020 fall sports season means Pasadena City College will not be able to compete in the following seven fall 2020-2021 sports: football, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's water polo, women's volleyball as well as the two winter-spring sports of men's and women's basketball. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases and current pandemic conditions in Los Angeles County potentially jeopardizing the health of student-athletes, college staffs, and their families factored into the difficult announcement.
PCC football is a member of the Southern California Football Association (SCFA), but as a high-contact fall sport was a casualty of the ruling. All nine Pasadena fall teams originally were planning to play a 70 percent abbreviated schedule as part of the state's proposed Spring Sports I season, which was to take place February-April, 2021.
South Coast Conference Official Announcement
The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped Lancers team contests going back to mid-March when California Community College sports were halted. This is the first time that PCC fall sports have been affected by the pandemic as the Pasadena intercollegiate teams all completed their 2019 seasons prior to the pandemic including the winter-spring men's and women's basketball teams. The PCC women's team participated in the Southern California Regionals in late February before being eliminated from playoff competition thus ending its season. In March, the only fall event canceled was the 2020 CCCAA State Basketball Championships.
"This is indeed a difficult time for our student-athletes and it saddens me that their opportunities have been postponed," said PCC athletic director Tony "Bones" Barbone. "However, safety for all students and staff is our primary concern. It can be a good lesson for all of us to be grateful for what we have as opposed to what we don't have. I am confident in the support, effort and leadership that PCC coaches and staff will provide during this unprecedented time. We are here for you. So let us continue to work together, stay safe and be disciplined. Soon, Lancers, you will once again be chasing those dreams."
PCC football team head coach Steven Mojarro is keeping a positive outlook about his Lancers program, which starts with his current group of more than 125 players staying focused to their academics.
"With all the challenges that this pandemic has caused, we feel our student-athletes have dedicated themselves to be the first part of being student-athletes and that is being good students in their current distance learning classroom" Mojarro said. "They understand the importance of a good education and know the athletic part will come in the near future. They back the college 100 percent for the safety of everyone with that motivation to get back to the field when it's decided safe to do so."
Lancers first-year women's soccer head coach Terryn Soelberg is also keeping her players engaged despite the tough news of their 2020-21 schedule being cancelled.
"Our world moving forward is going to be discipline," Soelberg said. "Soccer and sports are not gone forever, they are on pause and as soon as the play button is hit we are going to be ready. We are going to continue to focus on building our physical strength and work on maintaining our mental and emotional health. I believe it's important for each of us to take care of ourselves so that we can be in a position to help others around us. We are also going to continue to stay connected. Sports is on hold but relationships are not. We will continue to meet online and grow together as a team, as a program, as Lancers."
Meanwhile, the plan is still in place to have a 2021 sports season for the traditional spring Lancers sports squads.
Earlier this year, the seven PCC spring sports played an abbreviated season although no conference, regional or state championships were competed due to the original March shutdown. As of now, the proposed Spring Sports II season, which would begin in April, 2021, remains a possibility. The Lancers baseball, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's track and field, and women's badminton teams remain in a wait-and-see situation. The deadline for colleges to opt in or out of the Spring Sports II season is February 26, 2021.
Please check our website at pcclancers.com and our official athletics Twitter site @PCCAthletics for future announcements on the Lancers athletic teams.
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BREAKING NEWS, NOVEMBER 6, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The CCCAA Board of Directors voted on Friday morning to continue forward with the Contingency Plan, which provides the CCCAA a framework for a return to competition this spring, while also providing decision-making guidance for institutions.
The Contingency Plan, which was approved in July, moved all 24 of the CCCAA's sports to one of two sessions in the spring with traditional fall sports – as well as men's and women's basketball – participating in the first half and remaining sports competing in the second.
After lengthy discussion, the Board of Directors reaffirmed following the Contingency Plan while also expressing that the plan is only a framework and final decisions to participate in competition will be left to institutions in consultation with their local health authorities. The Board also requested the COVID-19 Work Group determine opt-in/opt-out dates for schools to indicate participation for the spring while understanding that extenuating circumstances may arise that may lead institutions to opt out at later date.
The Board of Directors also approved a motion to provide student-athletes a waiver for any CCCAA competition during the 2020-21 athletic year in order to support the success, safety, and well-being of student-athletes.
The CCCAA suspended its spring sports on March 12 and subsequently canceled them a week later.
BREAKING NEWS, JULY 9, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The CCCAA Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved implementation of its Contingency Plan on Thursday, providing a return to intercollegiate athletics for the 2020-21 academic year that shifts all sports, including football, to the spring season.
The Contingency Plan was among three potential scenarios approved by the Board in early June. Each plan was wholly dependent on which phase of reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic the state of California was in on the CCCAA's previously announced July 17 decision date. The return to athletics in January will only occur if it is safe to do so, a decision that will be guided primarily by state and local health guidelines.
The Contingency Plan can be viewed here.
The most ambitious was the Conventional Plan, which kept all sports except men's and women's basketball in their traditional places on the calendar. However, it was reliant on California being in Phase 4 of its reopening by mid-July, a likelihood that's diminished in recent weeks. The Board, based on a recommendation from the CCCAA's COVID-19 Work Group, decided to approve immediate implementation of the Contingency Plan rather than wait for July 17.
"I know I speak for the entire CCCAA Board that moving Fall athletics to Spring 2021 is a huge disappointment," said Dr. Erika Endrijonas, Board Chair and President of Pasadena City College. "However, the need to keep our student-athletes and the amazing coaches and athletic trainers who work with them safe was simply the only option available with the virus spiraling out of control across the state."
The Contingency Plan originally had men's and women's cross country, and women's golf competing in the fall but was slightly modified in its latest version to move those three sports to the spring with the remainder of the CCCAA's 24 sports. They'll start practice in mid-January and begin competition in February along with basketball, football, soccer, women's volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Badminton, baseball, beach volleyball, men's golf, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and men's volleyball are scheduled to start practice in late March before commencing competition on April 10.
All sports will have a 30% reduction in the maximum number of contests or competition dates that they are currently permitted and will also have regional postseason competition. Formats for the postseason will be announced at a later date. The CCCAA will not have state championships in 2020-21.
"We were very hopeful that we could go forth with the Conventional Plan," said Jennifer Cardone, Interim Executive Director. "It's the closest to what everyone is used to and provides for the least disruption to our student-athletes and colleges. Unfortunately, California's reopening progress has slowed, and it's become apparent that we would not be in position to put it into action on July 17.
"The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and staffs are our top priorities," she added. "While the Contingency Plan has the most drastic changes, it's also the one that provides us the best opportunity to return to competition."
The Board of Directors will still meet on July 17 to address issues related to this decision as well as other scheduled agenda items. The CCCAA has 110-member colleges and approximately 24,000 student-athletes.
JUNE 9, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. --The CCCAA Board of Directors unanimously approved a three-part plan on Friday, June 5, to allow the state's community colleges a return to intercollegiate athletics for the 2020-21 academic year while being directed by health guidelines from the state of California. Each individual campus will make its own final determination on when it returns to athletics play.
The adopted action calls for immediate implementation of the "Conventional Plan", which keeps sports in their traditional fall and spring seasons, except for men's and women's basketball which move to the spring. On July 17, if it is still unsafe to execute athletics within the Conventional Plan framework, the CCCAA will move to either the Contact/Non-Contact Plan or the Contingency Plan.
The Contact/Non-Contact Plan places men's and women's cross country, women's golf, men's and women's swimming and diving, and women's volleyball into the fall while the remaining sports – including football - will start competing in either early February. If not able to enact that plan, the CCCAA will fall back to the Contingency Plan, which keeps cross country and women's golf in the fall and places the remainder of the sports in the spring.
Sports seasons are reduced from their current lengths in each of the plans. The maximum number of contests are reduced to either 70% of 75% of their current totals, and post-conference competition will be limited to regional championships that must be completed within a week's time. Regional championship competition is above and beyond the percentage allowed during the regular season. State championships will not be contested during 2020-21 and fans will not be permitted until California moves into Phase 4 of its reopening plan, although once the state permits fans, districts and/or institutions may make their own decisions regarding others at their events.
The Board of Directors adopted plans that were formulated by the COVID-19 Working Group with input and feedback from stakeholders throughout the CCCAA. The Working Group was directed by six Guiding Principles: Health, Safety and Mitigation, Student Opportunity, Budget and Financial Consideration, Equity, Elements of Uncertainty, and Informed Decision-Making.
"There were no easy decisions during this process, but everybody had our 24,000 student-athletes' best interests in mind," said Jennifer Cardone, Interim Executive Director. "Unfortunately, we couldn't peer into a crystal ball and see what lies down the road. However, the plans give us a flexible roadmap that we believe provides the best opportunity for us to get back to providing opportunities for our student-athletes."
The Conventional Plan is most like traditional sports seasons but is also dependent on the state of California being in Phase 4 of its reopening plan by July 17. Phase 4 is the most open of the state's reopening plans. The Contact/Non-Contact Plan will be enacted if California is in Phase 3 while the Contingency Plan will be used if the state is in Phase 2. The Working Group will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors after evaluating the state's health guidelines ahead of July 17.
Here are synopses of each part of the plan.
CONVENTIONAL PLAN
• Cross country, football, women's golf, soccer, women's volleyball, water polo and wrestling will compete during the fall. Competition will begin on Sept. 11 except for football (Sept. 26) and will allow for 75% of the maximum number of contests currently permitted. The season, including any regional championships, will end by Nov. 25.
• All the remaining sports (badminton, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, men's golf, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and men's volleyball) will start competing on Mar. 1 and finish by May 22.
CONTACT/NON-CONTACT PLAN
• Cross country, women's golf, swimming and diving, and women's volleyball – each considered as Non-Contact or minimal contact sports – will begin competition in mid-September and conclude by Nov. 25. Sports will be permitted 70% of their current maximum number of contests.
• Basketball, football, soccer, water polo and wrestling would begin competition on Feb. 13 and finish by April 17 while all other sports will start competing on April 10 and end by June 23. Volleyball will move to the spring and start competition on Feb. 13, if it is deemed to be unsafe to compete in the fall.
CONTINGENCY PLAN
• Only cross country and women's golf will stay in the fall and all others will go to the spring with regular-season competition capped at 70% of current levels. Basketball, football, soccer, women's volleyball, water polo and wrestling will start competition in early February and finish by April 17 while the remaining sports will start on April 10 and end by June 23.
Impacts on athletic training, game management and other factors were considered during the decision-making process. Non-traditional sports seasons (e.g., fall baseball, etc.) and showcases will not be conducted in 2020-21. Tournaments, meets and other multi-team competitions will be permitted provided county, district and/or institutional protocols are strictly followed for such events.
Sports will also alter any rules and/or protocols to fit social distancing and any other practices where necessary. The California Community College Athletic Training Association (CCCATA) provided extensive information to the Working Group to help guide a safe return to practice and competition.
"The health and safety of everyone involved with community college athletics – particularly our student-athletes – is paramount to this entire process," said Cardone. "However, we know the vibrant role intercollegiate athletics play on our campuses, so we wanted to mitigate concerns as much as possible to get our programs back in action."
COVID-19 WORKING GROUP PLAN FOR 2020-2021
BREAKING NEWS, MARCH 19, 2020
PCC Athletics Message:
The Pasadena City College Athletics 2020 Spring Sports season has officially been canceled effective immediately due to the growing concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the U.S. and the state. This action was taken by the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA), the governing body of state athletics. The PCC baseball, softball, women's badminton, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's swim teams seasons and events schedule are canceled due to the ruling and we approve of this decision for the health and safety of all student-athletes, coaches, staff, administrators, and officials during this unfortunate health crisis.
This is the latest statement from the CCCAA released Mar. 19, 6:30 p.m.:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors voted unanimously on Thursday that the remainder of the 2020 spring sports season will be canceled, the spring season of competition for approximately 9,500 student-athletes will be restored and face-to-face recruiting and recruiting-related travel is being prohibited immediately but will be re-evaluated next month.
The CCCAA, which oversees and governs athletics for 109 member institutions, postponed the spring seasons last week due to concerns over COVID-19 with hopes of possibly returning to competition. However, with campuses throughout the state closed and most classes taking place online, and with the uncertainty about when conditions will improve, the Board of Directors voted to cancel the spring sports seasons.
Additionally, nontraditional seasons and practices outside of regularly scheduled classes are canceled through June 30, 2020.
The Board of Directors subsequently voted that nearly 9,500 student-athletes who competed this spring will have their season of competition restored, provided they had not quit or been cut from their teams prior to the seasons being postponed by the CCCAA on March 12. The restoration only applies to the student-athletes' status within the CCCAA. The NCAA, NAIA and other collegiate governing bodies are currently addressing similar issues and the CCCAA will continue to work with them to help student-athletes who wish to eventually transfer.
In light of the state and federal guidelines related to COVID-19, the CCCAA has also instituted a temporary ban on face-to-face recruiting - and any travel related to recruiting - until April 15 at which time the CCCAA will review and decide whether to continue the ban or not. It's similar to recruiting restrictions put in place by other collegiate governing bodies.
"College athletics are facing unprecedented circumstances and we are doing our best to address the concerns that have come about as a result," said Jennifer Cardone, CCCAA Interim Executive Director. "Undoubtedly, it's a challenging time but student-athletes are at the center of our focus as well as what's in the best interest of our institutions."
The CCCAA canceled its men's and women's basketball championships at West Hills College-Lemoore last week and later canceled its 2020 CCCAA Convention in Ontario. The association will continue to disseminate pertinent information as it becomes available.
From March 12
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Due to concerns over COVID-19, the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors voted Thursday to immediately postpone practices outside of regularly scheduled classes, and competition for all spring sports, as well as any and all nontraditional sports seasons, indefinitely.
"It's important that we look out for the well-being of our student-athletes," said Keith Curry, Chair of the Board of Directors.
Jennifer Cardone, CCCAA Interim Executive Director, said the Board of Directors understands the effects this will have on student-athletes and said the CCCAA will be working to minimize those impacts to student-athlete eligibility for the CCCAA as well as the four-year college level.
"We regret the effect this has on our outstanding student-athletes and the hard work and dedication they've invested in their seasons," She said. "However, we feel it's in the best interest of our student-athletes to take this action."