Text messages have become one way to communicate to large numbers of people during an emergency. One text messaging service available to Schoolcraft College students and employees is the Wayne County Alert System.

The Wayne County Alert System is an enhancement to the Emergency Broadcast System available on radio and TV. This text-message based alert system is available to anyone who lives, works or attends school or college in Wayne County. It provides information and warnings related to public health, natural disasters, weather emergencies, threats to security and safety, chemical spills, serious traffic situations, school closings and other threats to public well-being.

The registration process is simple, secure and free:

1. Visit https://wayne.getalerts.org/ and select New User to create a username and password.

2. Residents of Wayne County should use their home address. Students and employees who live outside of Wayne County should use the college's address: 18600 Haggerty Road, Livonia, 48152.

3. On the User Console, select Device Setup to identify your message preferences.

4. Next, select Alerts, then University Alerts, and place a check next to Schoolcraft College and select Next to receive alerts pertinent to the college and surrounding area.

5. Once you've made all of your choices for alert types and messages for various devices, select Finish.