COVID-19 testing is available for free to KCC students.
Weekly tests are offered at the KCC Riverfront Campus and South Extension Center as a convenience to students. The hours are:
Tests are administered by Chicago Loop Medical. This 1 min. 16 sec. video shows the process. Walk-ins are welcome, and appointments are recommended as well. Make appointments and access your results through Loop Medical Center’s secure and HIPAA-approved Web portal.
You are NOT required to submit a credit card or have insurance/proof of insurance to test at KCC.
The test is a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test.
More information and complete information on Weekly COVID-19 test requirements for students who are not vaccinated are at coronavirus.kcc.edu.
Students, employees and visitors who have tested positive for COVID-19, or who have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, are instructed to following the Center for Disease Control quarantine and isolation instructions.
If you are exposed to someone with COVID-19
The need to quarantine depends on your vaccination status. All those who are exposed should:
If you test positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms
Complete details are on the CDC site "Quarantine and Isolation."
KCC is offering a free class during Spring 2022 to anyone who brings in their vaccination card and student ID, as long as they didn't receive the incentive last fall.
The free class is offered as a tuition credit at the time of registration. The maximum value is $495. The offer applies only to tuition and basic fees of $165 per credit hour. Additional fees (including lab fees, out-of-district fees and others) are not included. The college will not give any cash back, and it is offered to people who come in-person only.
There is a limit of one free class per student. So, any student who received the free class in Fall 2021 is not eligible anymore.
To redeem, the student must show their own original COVID-19 vaccination card and KCC student ID card at KCC's payment counter. Electronic copies and duplicates are not accepted.
Students who have already registered and paid can follow the procedures above to receive a refund check.
The free class for vaccinated individuals is available only for KCC students enrolled in a credit class or developmental education class for the Spring 2022 semester. Dual credit, non-credit continuing education, adult education, and English as a Second Language classes are excluded. Employees and their dependents are also excluded.
The offer expires May 1, 2022.
The college is paying for the incentive using funds from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.
For more information about the free class incentive, email or phone the college's Accounting Office at accountingoffice@kcc.edu or phone 815-802-8140.
KCC has other sources of funds for Spring 2022 enrollment detailed in another news article titled "Spring 2022 funds for students."
The following students have been named to the Honors List at Kankakee Community College for the Fall 2021 semester.
To be named to the Honors List, a student must maintain a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.79 and be enrolled in six or more semester hours.
Aroma Park: Kyle King.
Bonfield: Olivia Astle, Allison Moody and Dominique Schultz.
Milford: Charlton Crawford and Olivia Henning.
Piper City: Robert Mogged.
Shorewood: Kyle Czarnecki and Ryan O’Boyle.
