York Tech

Timely Warning and Emergency Notification (York Tech Alerts / Regroup) - ASR and Catalog

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York Technical College brands emergency mass notification as York Tech Alerts powered by Regroup, with Crisis Management Team authority for content, segment, and initiation and automatic student enrollment described in the official catalog.

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Institution

York Technical College

Community College · SC

~5,500 studentsYork Tech Alerts

In the policy’s own words

What the policy says

York Tech Alerts Regroup for immediate threatsverbatim

If a situation arises which poses an immediate threat to the health or safety of students and employees, emergency notifications will be sent through the College's messaging system called York Tech Alerts (powered by Regroup).

Named York Tech Alerts / Regroup for immediate-threat EN.

York Tech ASR - Timely Warning/Emergency Notification procedure

Automatic student enrollment in York Tech Alertsverbatim

Upon admission, students are automatically added to the York Tech Alerts messaging system to receive emergency notifications and are provided more detailed information on how to access the system to update their contact information and modify their preferences.

Auto-enrollment on admission with preference update path.

York Tech official catalog Timely Warning and Emergency Notification section

At a glance

How this policy works

When it activates: Immediate threat to health or safety of students and employees triggers York Tech Alerts EN. Broader timely warning/EN when CMT determines community notification is warranted without compromising response.
Who decides: Crisis Management Team (President, EVP Academic and Student Affairs, VP Business Services, VP Communications and External Relations, Dean for Student Engagement, Law Enforcement and Safety Chief, AVPs for Facilities, HR, Institutional Excellence, and Information Services per catalog). Strategic Communication and Marketing updates web content; President and VP College Advancement are official spokespersons.
Timeliness standard: Without delay upon CMT determination, taking community safety into account, unless professional judgment holds notification would compromise victim assistance or mitigation. Annual publicized test minimum.
Emergency notification vs. timely warning: ASR Procedure for Notification of the Campus Community (Timely Warning/Emergency Notification) plus catalog Timely Warning and Emergency Notification section naming York Tech Alerts / Regroup.
Testing cadence: At least one emergency response and evacuation test per calendar year; drill log in Security Office; alarm system annual vendor test; typically between Fall and Spring semesters.
Scope & limits: Segmented notifications allowed. Off-campus centers may use local personnel/security paths. Closing info via alert line rather than Public Safety desk to keep emergency lines free.

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Analysis

Reading the policy

York Technical College (Rock Hill, SC) documents Timely Warning/Emergency Notification procedures in its Annual Security Report (state library archive of the official YTC ASR) and restates them in the current college catalog. The Crisis Management Team (CMT) determines content, appropriate segment(s), and initiates the notification system without delay considering community safety, unless notification would compromise victim assistance or emergency mitigation. Channels include York Tech Alerts (Regroup), mass email, homepage/news sites, radio/TV/newspaper, and social media, plus PA, calling lists, cell phones, two-way radios, and Public Safety officers. For immediate threats to student/employee health or safety, emergency notifications go through York Tech Alerts powered by Regroup. The catalog states students are automatically added upon admission and can update contact preferences. Off-campus centers may receive warnings via local college personnel and/or security officers. Weather and closing information is also pushed via email, website, and campus alert line 803-327-8000 (employees directed not to call Public Safety for closing info). Emergency response and evacuation procedures are publicized and tested at least once per calendar year with Security Office drill logs. Complements archive bomb-threat case coverage.

Takeaways

Key findings

York Tech Alerts powered by Regroup is the primary EN system for immediate threats.

Named multi-member Crisis Management Team owns content, segment, and initiation.

Students auto-enrolled at admission; annual emergency response testing with Security Office logs.

Provenance

Sources

Official
York Technical College Annual Security Report (SC State Library archive)
dc.statelibrary.sc.gov
archived copy
Official Policy
York Tech Law Enforcement and Safety / Campus Security Report landing
yorktech.edu
archived copy