Systemwide ‘technology interruptions’ shut down CPCC for a second day
Central Piedmont Community College closed Thursday morning due to “system-wide technology interruptions” that appear to have started the night before. All virtual college events also were canceled.
And Thursday night, the school said on its website that it will remain closed Friday, and most classes were canceled as its IT team continues to work to resolve the issue. Some classes have been notified they will meet on campus, CPCC said, but students who have not been notified should not come to campus.
Some students have been able to send emails using their college email accounts, but faculty and staff email accounts are still off-line, according to CPCC.
Earlier in the day, the school posted on its website, “A number of systems have been impacted, including email, so students and employees should look for updates via text, voicemail, and the college’s website.”
CPCC’s IT team is working to identify the cause of the outage, spokesman Jeff Lowrance told The Charlotte Observer.
“We have no definitive word yet. As a precaution, some systems were taken off line while ITS is doing its work,” he said.
CPCC has a handful of in-person classes — such as basic law enforcement and dental hygiene — that had the ability to meet, Lowrance said.
The school hopes to get some systems restored by Friday, he said.
This story was originally published February 11, 2021 at 3:27 PM.
