Update: July 8: Del Mar College Reopening Tuesday, July 9, After Precautionary Closure Due to Hurricane Beryl
College resuming normal operations and scheduled classes beginning at 7:30 a.m.; students and employees hindered by flooding need to make assignment, work arrangements
Article by DMC College Relations
(Updated July 8, 2024)
Del Mar College will resume operations at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, after its precautionary closure today, July 8, due to Hurricane Beryl.
Campuses—including Heritage, Windward and Oso Creek—and the Center for Economic Development and their offices will reopen. Parents who have children in DMC summer camps should contact camp administrators with any questions regarding camp schedules.
The tuition payment deadline for Summer Session II has been extended to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 10.
Students living in an area that experiences flooding and is currently unsafe to travel to campus or the Center for Economic Development to report to class, contact your instructors for class assignment arrangements.
Additionally, employees living in an area that experiences flooding that makes it unsafe to report to work, contact your immediate supervisor for work arrangements.
The health and safety of DMC students, employees and guests is our foremost concern.
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Posted July 5, 2024
DEL MAR COLLEGE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JULY 8, IN ANTICIPATION OF IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE BERYL
DMC EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS SHOULD MONITOR COLLEGE ALERT SYSTEM, WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATED NOTICES
Del Mar College officials have decided to close the College on Monday, July 8, due to anticipated weather conditions from Hurricane Beryl. The closure includes the Heritage, Windward and Oso Creek campuses and the DMC Center for Economic Development.
If essential personnel are needed during this closure, supervisors will contact those individuals.
The DMC Incident Management Team will continue to monitor conditions and if College operations are affected beyond Monday, July 8, officials will provide updated information.
Both DMC employees and students should continue to monitor the College’s website (www.delmar.edu), email and social media channels for weather-related updates as information on the storm develops.
When a tropical system threatens the Coastal Bend area, the College will use DMCAlert as appropriate to share critical updates with the campus community. DMC operational information will be sent out by College email and posted on our website and social media. Employees and students should be sure to monitor their DMC email, texting devices and the College website and social media to stay informed about DMC operations.
- Employees and students are asked to sign up for DMCAlert and check to ensure their contact information is current and includes the ability to receive texts.
Hurricane Beryl is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday as a tropical storm, but it will likely strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall in South Texas or northern Mexico early Monday morning.
The health and safety of Del Mar College’s students, employees and guests are DMC officials’ foremost concern, and they will continue to assess weather developments and change College operations as needed.
DMC officials also advise everyone to exercise appropriate caution through this and all weather events. Please avoid flooded areas and roads – Turn around, don’t drown – and observe beach conditions, including riptides.
Del Mar College empowers students to achieve their dreams. We offer quality programs, individual attention, outstanding instruction through faculty with real-world experience and affordable costs to credit and noncredit students in Corpus Christi and the South Texas Coastal Bend area. Nationally recognized while locally focused, we’re ranked in the top two percent of community colleges in the country granting associate degrees to Hispanic students (Community College Week). Del Mar College focuses on offering our students programs that match current or emerging career opportunities. Whether students are interested in the fine arts, sciences, business, occupational or technical areas, students get the education they need for the future they want at Del Mar College.
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