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Shasta College plans to welcome back students to dorms but with modifications

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Shasta College plans to welcome back students to dorms but with modifications

Shasta College plans to welcome back students to dorms but with modifications

Shasta College is bringing back students for its Fall 2021 semester, at least for some select courses.

## shasta college is bringing back students for its fall 2021 semester.

At least for some select courses.

Action news now reporter 'ana torrea' is live at shasta college, ana you spoke with some students today, are they excited about the return to campus.

They are looking forward to being back on campus.

Shasta college says it's been working to find a way to bring students back on campus safely.

It's an empty campus over at shasta college.

Except for the sound...*take nats of leaves being cut* of maintenance happening around campus.*take sot* trt :08 jaquay mills shasta college students it's kind of hard you know, // it's just like being able to see new people and see the teachers // not being able to see everybody everyday on campus and stuff like that but shasta college plans to bring back select classes for in-person learning in fall 2021.

That also means the dorms will be back open but with modifications.

Some students miss that social interactions the dorms gave.*take sot trt :09 darian james shasta college student it was just like, not seeing everybody, everybody quarantining.

It just wasn't really that fun being around that environment was cool ana stand up* trt :13 ana torrea atorreanews pre-pandemic about 126 students would be living here at the shasta college dorms, but once the fall 2021 semester starts, that number will be cut in half.

To about 64 students who could live here at the dorms. that means rooms like this one, which normally would have two people living inside will only have 1 person.*take sot* trt :10 dr. joe wyse president of shasta college we have a small dorm, typical occupancy is 2 in a room and about 126 students and so for fall our plan is one to a room.

Shasta college president joe wyse says, that students moving into the area...*take sot trt :10 dr. joe wyse president of shasta college we do know that when students move into the area and they're bringng those dollars to spend and live and eat out and that sort of thing that is a boost to our local economy.

Helps boost the local economy.

Shasta college also upgraded it's dorm's wi-fi system, which will provide better access to online courses and resources.

Reporting live in redding, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on.




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