COVID-19 Testing at Metro Campus on Jan. 14

Drive-thru testing available beginning at 11 a.m

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing will be offered Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Metropolitan Campus of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C^®) through a partnership with Care Alliance Health Center. 

Testing begins at 11 a.m. Individuals seeking tests must be in line by 2 p.m. Testing will be done on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment is necessary.

The testing service is available to Tri-C students, faculty and staff, as well as community residents. The program offers testing to individuals regardless of their symptom status, insurance status or ability to pay. Individuals will not be charged for the test. 

A government-issued ID with name and address is required for testing. Those with health coverage are asked to bring their insurance card. 

Metro Campus is located at 2900 Community College Ave. in Cleveland. Testing will take place in the Lot 4 underground garage off Community College Avenue. 

Visit tri-c.edu/covidtest or call 216-317-1250 for more information. Testing will rotate between College sites every Thursday through April 29. Testing will move to Corporate College^®  East in Warrensville Heights on Thursday, Jan. 21.

Individuals can also call to schedule testing appointments at the Care Alliance Central Clinic, located at 2916 Central Ave. in Cleveland. 

Test results are communicated to individuals by phone within approximately one week. Reporting could take longer during periods of high-volume testing. 

Care Alliance is a nonprofit community health center providing critical primary and preventative medical services to residents regardless of their ability to pay. It serves the unique needs of patients at two downtown health centers and a mobile unit, as well as through outreach programming.

January 11, 2021

John Horton, 216-987-4281 john.horton@tri-c.edu