COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines

You will need to be vaccinated to take face-to-face classes or use on-campus services at Foothill College or Sunnyvale Center.

If you are enrolled online only and you do not use on-campus services, vaccination is not required. However, we strongly encourage all students to receive a covid-19 vaccine.

Yes. Students using on-campus facilities will need to use the Foothill College app to submit a daily health self-assessment and get a green "Cleared" badge.

Yes. All students, regardless of their vaccination status, who are taking in-person classes or who are on campus are required to socially distance and wear a mask, indoors and outdoors. Please refer to the Health and Safety Guidelines and Behavioral Expectations that all students will be expected to follow when they are on campus.

Please see our COVID-19 Return to Campus Protocol page for the process.

People who completed a COVID-19 vaccination series with a vaccine that has been authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO) do not need any additional doses with an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine.

People who completed or partially completed a COVID-19 vaccine series with a vaccine that is not authorized by either FDA or WHO may be offered an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine series. The minimum interval between the last dose of a non-FDA authorized vaccine and an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine is 28 days.

People who are partially vaccinated outside the U.S. with a COVID-19 vaccine brand not authorized in the U.S. should complete a FDA-authorized or licensed COVID-19 vaccine series.

The minimum interval between the last dose of a non-FDA authorized vaccine and an FDA-authorized or licensed COVID-19 vaccine is 28 days.

Currently the CDC does not recommend mixing vaccines such as other countries are doing.

Unless there is a significant reason the person can not complete a series of 2 further doses, the person will be required to complete 2 doses of Moderna or Pfizer or 1 dose of J&J. The CDC recommends that all adults also receive a booster dose six months after their second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccinations or six months after their Johnson & Johnson vaccination.

We’re glad you’d like to get vaccinated! Fully vaccinated students have fewer restrictions. Click here for information on Santa Clara County’s COVID-19 vaccination program. You can also search for vaccines through Find a Shot or Vaccine Spotter. Vaccines are FREE. You don’t need to have an ID or a social security number, and you don’t need insurance! If you're concerned about vaccines, please visit our Vaccine Education Series to watch some of our talks and receive more information.

Health Services has a limited number of tests available for students. You can also schedule an appointment for free COVID-19 testing in Santa Clara County

You can get a mask at Student Health Services, located at: Campus Center, Building 2100 Lower Level Room, 2126.

Yes. All students who are taking in-person classes or who are on campus are required to socially distance and wear a mask, indoor and outdoor. Please refer to the Health and Safety Guidelines and Behavioral Expectations that all students will be expected to follow when they are on campus.

Yes. All students, regardless of their vaccination status, who are taking in-person classes or who are on campus are required to socially distance and wear a mask, indoors and outdoors. 

Yes. All students who are taking in-person classes or who are on campus are required to socially distance and wear a mask, indoor and outdoor. Please refer to the Health and Safety Guidelines and Behavioral Expectations that all students will be expected to follow when they are on campus.

Yes, you should notify them that you got a red badge in order to coordinate academic flexibility according to your situation. You do not, however, need to tell your professor why you got a red badge. For information on what else you should do if you get a red badge, see below for instructions.

See Red Badge Instructions page.

See Red Badge Instructions page.

Do you need to get a COVID-19 test? Contact your doctor if you have one. No doctor? That’s ok! Click here to schedule an appointment for free COVID-19 testing in Santa Clara County

You do not need to get retested or have a doctor's note clearing you back to campus. 

Allied Health Students and Athletes: Please consult with your faculty, athletic trainers, and coaches for information on clearance before you return to campus.

Allied Health Students and Athletes:

• Please consult with your faculty, athletic trainers, and coaches for information on clearance before you return to campus.

All Other Students:

• If you tested positive for COVID, follow instructions by the contact tracer you’ve spoken to either here at Foothill College or the county. They will alert you to the first day you can be back on campus (which is dependent on a few factors they’ll help you with).
• If you did not test positive for COVID but got a red badge, schedule a telemedicine appointment if you feel you received a red badge in error.
• You do not need to get retested or have a doctor's note clearing you back to campus (Allied Health Students and Athletes, consult with your faculty, athletic trainers, and coaches for information on clearance before you return to campus).
• Answer honestly to the daily assessment. The goal is public health: ensuring that you’re safe and the people you’re around are safe.

Your COVID-19 test can stay positive for 3 months. The CDC does not recommend retesting for 90 days after a Covid infection. If you develop COVID-19 symptoms again, you should consult with a medical provider to see what action to take.

You may email techambassadors@fhda.edu and someone will help you out. You can also call us at 650.949.7241.

All services are available in person and online. 

Winter 2022

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursdays on campus

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays virtually

Health Services and Psychological services will be open on campus M-F

Visit the 8000 building (same building as Admissions/Records and Financial Aid). See map

Counseling services will happen in person and virtually this winter. Make an appointment

Yes, the library will be open. You will be able to make reservations to access/use study areas, computers, and circulation/reserves. Social distancing and masking protocols will be in place. Individual study rooms and the mezzanine will remain closed to student access. See library website for details.

No. Parking is free and you will not be ticketed during winter quarter as long as you are parked legally.

EOPS participants will be able to check out laptops and will be given supplies by appointment. Full services will continue to be offered virtually. Visit the EOPS website for contact info.