Are there snow days in college?

Question

Are there snow days in college?

Answer 1

i don't go to college so i wouldn't know

Answer 2

I know that in some colleges, if road conditions are bad enough, they will cancel classes. University of the Ozarks is located about 2 miles from where we live and they cancel if it's bad enough.

Answer 3

sure

Answer 4

Yes, there are snow days in college, but they aren't nearly as frequent as they are in public schools.  It also depends on where the college is located and whether or not they are used to the snow.

For example, I went to college in southeastern Pennsylvania, and we had snow days about once a year.  Usually it took over 4 inches to cancel all classes.  They average about 5 or 6 snowstorms a year, one of which would be over 4 inches.  That's what is typical.  One year, however, we had a major storm and missed 2 consecutive days of classes.

What is more common for the lesser snows are the cancellation of morning or evening classes.  Example: they will say Such-and-such University will open at 10 AM on the radio.  Translation, if you have an 8 AM class it is canceled.  It is a small consolation prize for getting up for an 8 AM class the rest of the semester.

Also, they will cancel night classes fairly easily.  So if you take an evening class (they usually start at 6 or 8 PM), you might miss it a little more than if it was a day class.  In addition, these classes are usually longer and only once or twice a week, so missing one is equivalent to missing an entire week or half a week!  Ca-ching.

Yes, you should go to school for an education, but getting an added snow day when it isn't expected is always fun.  YOU NEVER GROW OUT OF THAT!!!

I'm 35 and I work for a company that rarely closes, but it does from time to time, and I still listen to the radio with great excitement on snowy mornings!

Answer 5

Not really. Since in college you have different classes taught in completely different departments most of the time, it is hard to have a unanimous decision to cancel class. However, if there is enough snow, the professor of your class can cancel class if he would like, you would get an email notifying you of this sometime before the class. Also, in high school there are school buses to pick you up before you go to class, and there aren't in college, so it is your responsibility to make it to class by yourself. I've had many days where I had to walk through 5 or more inches of snow just to make it to class.

I go to the University of Missouri and two years ago there was a terrible snow storm (16 inches overnight). This was the first time the University closed for snow in over over 25 years. Also, Missouri State was closed for a week from an ice storm because they didn't have electricity. These are very rare cases though.

Answer 6

It really depends.  For "average" snow in that area. . . no way.  It takes something pretty serious for the whole university to shut down.  The % of students who are commuting also plays a big factor.  Generally, it works kind of like the working world -- it's your call on whether you can make it in, and it's then your responsibility to make up anything you miss if you don't feel comfortable coming in that day.  Some professors will go easy on everyone if the weather's bad, and some won't.

I've been in college for 9 years (now in grad school), and I've only ever had one snow day.  We had 15" fall overnight, and the area's not really equipped to handle more than 2-3" all that well.  That's the third time my current university has  ever cancelled classes for winter weather in over 100 years.  I've had to take a final exam at 8:00 the morning after it snowed 6" before, too.

On the other hand, a friend of mine from home had her school cancel classes for the day with 1" of snow back when we were all undergrads.  They don't normally get any snow, so the roads were a mess and no one had a clue how to drive on it.

Answer 7

No, not really.

When you are in college, you are most likely 18 or more which makes you an adult.

When you go to college it's completely up to you whether you go to classes. You are not required to go to classes if you don't want. But of course your grades will suffer if you don't.

If it snows, rains hard, is too windy...it doesn't matter. It's your responsibility to get yourself to class or stay home. You no longer have a principal or teachers saying you have to be in class or that the school will be closed today.

Under very rare, extreme weather conditions or emergencies, a college may close for the day, but this is rare.

So, basically, you're on your own. If you think it's "snowing" too much...stay home...the decision is yours. You won't show up the next day and get sent to detention or anything like that.

Answer 8

You decide when to go to class and when not to, keeping in mind, of course, that a certain time in class is needed for a decent grade.

Answer 9

Yes, college will cancel due to inclement weather.

It has happened to me many times