Student Health Center

Medical appointments will primarily be scheduled in person and by appointment only. Please contact the student health center for additional information. 

If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please leave campus and call the health center or your primary care provider.

All consults are free of charge for currently enrolled students.

Mental health therapists are available for telehealth appointments via Zoom or by phone and in person at the health center. Therapy can provide you with a safe, confidential setting in which to focus on a variety of issues, life choices, goals, and concerns.  Therapy services are free for all currently enrolled students.  

Therapists can help you learn ways to deal with:

• Anxiety
• Relationship Difficulties
• Family Struggles
• Depression
• Identity Concerns
• Parenting Challenges
• Stress Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Academic Challenges
• Grief and Loss
• Negative Body Image
• Loneliness

Learn more about our mental health services

I'm Symptomatic—What Do I Do?

If you exhibit symptoms associated with COVID-19 or receive a positive test result, please stay home, contact your supervisor and/or professor, and report your situation through the MyVCCCD mobile app. Our student health center will be available during business hours to guide you on your return to campus plan.

Symptomatic with a Positive Test

If you test positive, contact your supervisor and/or professor and report the positive case on the MyVCCCD mobile app. Isolate for at least 24 hours. You can return to campus and normal activity if your symptoms are mild and improving, and you have not had a fever for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications. Wear a well-fitted mask indoors around others for a total of 10 days from symptom onset or positive test (if asymptomatic). You may stop masking if you receive two sequential negative tests two days in a row at least 24 hours apart. 

  *For Employees: If your symptoms require you to be out of work for more than 5 consecutive working                 days, contact Human Resources as you will need to complete leave of absence paperwork and provide               a release from your doctor to return to work.

Symptomatic with a Negative Test

To prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, wear a mask for five days after symptom onset and stay home at least 24 hours until you have not had a fever for 24 hours without fever reducing medications and other symptoms are mild and improving. If your symptoms continue, consider another antigen test after 48 hours or take a PCR test as soon as you can. 

 *For Employees: If your symptoms require you to be out of work for more than 5 consecutive working                 days, contact Human Resources as you will need to complete leave of absence paperwork and provide a           release from your doctor to return to work.

I've Been Exposed—What Do I Do?

1. We strongly recommend you wear a well-fitted mask indoors around others for 10 days after last exposure date.
2. We strongly recommend you take a COVID test 5 days after your last exposure date.
3. If you test positive but have no symptoms, wear a well-fitted mask indoors around others for 10 days from the positive test and report the positive case on the MyVCCCD mobile app.
4. If symptoms develop and your first test was negative, follow the guidance below for symptomatic cases with a negative test.
5. Review Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine for COVID-19 (ca.gov).

Free COVID-19 Test Kits

• Visit the Student Health Center for free COVID-19 test kits. If at the District Administrative Center, see Risk Management for a free COVID-19 test kit. If you are feeling unwell, you can ask a friend or family member to pick up a test kit on your behalf.
• The U.S. government is now supplying free COVID-19 testing kits for uninsured individuals.

Wear a Mask

While the decision to wear masks for one's own personal protection is now an individual choice, we urge everyone to be considerate and respectful of each other's preferences. With that said, however, those who have COVID must wear a mask indoors for 10 days from the start of symptoms or from the date of their first positive COVID test (if asymptomatic). You may stop masking earlier if you have two sequential negative tests at least 24 hours apart.

Get Vaccinated and Boosted

It is highly recommended that you stay up to date on your COVID vaccinations. Vaccination remains one of the most effective ways to protect yourself and those around you.

If you are unable to reach the clinic during office hours, please leave a detailed message with the best time and contact number to reach you and we will get back to you as soon as possible.