Inclement Weather Policy

It is college policy to remain open and conduct classes according to the regular class schedule except under extreme weather conditions. In the event of extreme weather, classes may be delayed or canceled.

The college president makes the decision when severe weather or other emergencies might require a closing, delayed opening, suspension, or interruption of regularly scheduled work or class hours. The president consults with maintenance and operations, crisis team, and the president’s leadership team to determine the circumstances of the college closing or other modifications to normal work hours.

Decisions regarding inclement weather are made as quickly as possible and with everyone’s best interests in mind. However, while every effort is taken to quickly examine road conditions and weather data for our entire service area, we must also encourage your personal responsibility to keep yourself safe. To that end, if the college remains open or operates on a delay schedule, it is ultimately your own assessment and final decision about whether roads are safe in your area.

If road conditions are poor in the early morning but are expected to improve later in the day, the college may delay the beginning of classes. The delayed schedule is detailed below:

In the event that the delayed schedule is in effect and the weather situation worsens, the college reserves the right to change the schedule to a “closed” status. If this change in schedule is deemed necessary, the decision will be posted by as soon as possible.

During the delayed schedule, evening classes offered in Paducah and at off-campus sites in Ballard, Graves and Marshall counties will be held as scheduled unless cancelation is announced. The college will make every effort to make announcements on evening class cancelations by 3:00 pm.

If there is inclement weather and no announcement about the college is made, you should assume that classes will meet as scheduled. In the event the college uses a delayed schedule or cancels classes, every reasonable effort will be made to post an announcement to the college switchboard, 270-554-9200, and on the college home page. Text messages will also be sent to mobile phones of students, staff, and faculty who have enrolled in the Safety Notification Alert Process (SNAP).

The college will also contact local radio and television stations listed below.

WCBL, Benton - 99.1 FM www.wcblradio.com	WKYQ - Paducah, 93.3 FM www.wkyq.com	WPAD, Paducah - 1560 AM
WDDJ - Paducah, 96.9 FM www.electric969.com	WKYX - Paducah, 94.3 FM www.wkyx.com	WPSD-TV - Paducah (NBC) www.wpsdtv.com
WDXR, Paducah - 1450 AM	WLLE, Mayfield - 94.7 FM www.willieradio.com	WREZ, Paducah - 105.5 FM www.1055thecat.com
WKMS, Murray - 91.3 FM or 92.1 FM www.wkms.org	WMOK, Paducah - 920 AM

 

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