2017-2018 College Catalog - CCCC

1 I 2017 - 2018 College Catalog Campus Locations Chatham Main Campus 764 West Street Pittsboro, NC 27312-8822 (919) 542-6495 Harnett Main Campus 1075 E. Cornelius Harnett Blvd. Lillington, NC 27546-7672 (910) 893-9101 Lee Main Campus 1105 Kelly Dr. Sanford, NC 27330-9840 (919) 775-5401 1-800-682-8353 CCCC is an Equal Opportunity College ii 2017 - 2018 College Catalog Central Carolina Community College Table Of Contents iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to CCCC .. 8 College Mission, Vision, & Values .. 8 CCCC is an Equal Opportunity College .. 8 Services to Students with Disabilities.

2 8 Programs .. 8 Facilities .. 9 History and Leadership .. 9 Accreditations .. 10 Student Services Division .. 10 Visitors/Children on Campus .. 10 Intellectual Property .. 11 Admissions .. 11 General Information .. 11 Home-schooled Applicants .. 11 Correspondence Schools for High School Diplomas .. 12 Undocumented Immigrant Applicants .. 12 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Applicants 13 Students Needing State Authorization .. 13 General Admissions .. 13 General Admissions Standards and Procedures .. 13 Admissions and the Open Door Policy .. 14 Communicable Diseases .. 14 Career and College Promise.

3 14 International 14 Special Credit Student(s) .. 14 Counseling .. 14 Testing .. 15 Career Center Services .. 15 Quality Enhancement Plan-My Academic Pathway .. 15 Residence Status for Tuition Payment .. 15 Expenses .. 16 Business Office .. 16 Tuition .. 16 Refund Policy Tuition .. 16 Bookstores .. 17 Special Apparel and Equipment .. 17 Fees .. 17 Student Insurance .. 17 Malpractice Insurance .. 17 Security Fee .. 17 Breakage Fee .. 17 Student 17 Computer Use and Technology Fee .. 17 Distance Education Fee .. 18 Graduation Fee .. 18 Student Housing .. 18 Vehicle Registration.

4 18 Policy on Solicitation and Fund Raising .. 18 Drone/Unmanned Aircraft Use on Campus .. 18 Policy on Internet Acceptable Use .. 18 Policy on Copyright Computer Software .. 19 Policy on Copyright Printed Material and Video .. 19 Financial Aid .. 19 Financial Aid .. 19 Financial Aid Eligibility Requirements .. 19 Dependency/Independency Status for Financial 20 Financial Aid Application Process .. 20 Federal Aid Enrollment Status for Credit Hour Programs .. 20 Enrollment Status for Clock Hour Programs .. 20 Financial Aid Award 20 Types of Financial Aid .. 20 Private Education Loans.

5 21 Other Financial Assistance .. 21 Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress .. 21 Appeals/Regaining Eligibility for Financial Aid .. 22 SAP Evaluations and Notifications of Eligibility Status .. 22 Return of Title IV/State Funds Policy .. 22 Academic Information .. 23 Transfer to Four-Year Institutions .. 23 Associate in Applied Science Degree ( ) Transfer .. 23 Orientation .. 23 ACA Course Waiver Guidelines .. 23 Registration .. 23 Course Load .. 23 Definition of a Credit Hour .. 24 Double Major .. 24 Distance Education .. 24 Distance Education Online Courses .. 24 Distance Education Hybrid, Web-Assisted, and Video-Conference Courses.

6 24 Auditing Courses .. 25 Course Substitution .. 25 Independent Study .. 25 Academic Advisors .. 25 Alternative Credit .. 25 Amount of Alternative Credit 26 Resident Transfer Credit .. 26 Transfer Credit from Another Institution .. 26 Advanced Placement (AP), CLEP, DANTES .. 26 Credit by Examination .. 26 Articulated CTE High School to Community College Credit .. 26 Credit by Experience .. 27 Internal Articulated Credit .. 27 Prerequisites/Corequisites .. 27 Time Provisions for Completing a Curriculum Program .. 28 Uniform Grading System .. 28 How to Compute the Grade Point Average (GPA).

7 28 Example of Computing Grade Point 29 General Education Competencies .. 29 General Academic Standards .. 29 President s/Dean s List Eligibility .. 29 Highest Academic Award .. 29 Honors Scholars Program .. 29 Academic Sanctions .. 29 Curriculum Course Repetition .. 30 Academic Forgiveness .. 30 Removal of Incomplete .. 31 Withdrawals .. 31 Readmission .. 31 Transcripts .. 31 Graduation Requirements .. 32 Attendance .. 32 Distance Education Attendance .. 33 Withdrawing Students from Class Roll .. 33 Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Judicial Procedures .. 33 I. Preamble .. 33 II.

8 Student Rights .. 33 III. Student Code of Conduct .. 34 IV. Disciplinary Procedures .. 36 2017 - 2018 College Catalog Central Carolina Community College Table Of Contents v V. Sanctions .. 37 VI. Student Grievance Procedure .. 38 VII. Appeals Procedure Sanctions or Disciplinary Actions .. 38 VIII. Appeals Procedure Grade Appeal .. 39 Distance Education Student Rights and Grievances .. 39 Free Speech and Public Assembly .. 39 Title IX: Sexual Violence, Sexual or Gender-based Harassment, and Other Sexual 40 Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act 43 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

9 43 Drug and Alcohol Prevention .. 44 Problem Gambling .. 44 Veterans Information .. 45 Veterans Affairs Office .. 45 Standards of Progress, Attendance, and Conduct for Students receiving VA Educational Benefits .. 45 Veterans Upward Bound .. 45 Student Activities .. 46 Student Centers .. 46 Alumni .. 46 Ambassador Scholarship Program .. 46 Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program (C-STEP) .. 46 Student Government Association (SGA) .. 46 1. SGA Student Handbook .. 46 2. Fall Festival/Spring Fling .. 46 3. Athletics .. 46 4. Special Events .. 47 5. Clubs .. 47 6. Other Activities.

10 47 7. Who s Who .. 47 8. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society .. 47 The Honors Scholars Program .. 47 Library Services .. 47 Library Cards and Student IDs .. 48 Circulation Policies .. 48 Library Assistance .. 48 Computers, Printing, and Fax .. 48 Study Spaces .. 48 Library Resources .. 48 College Success Center .. 48 TRiO Student Support Services & STEM-Health Science .. 49 Developmental Studies Program .. 48 Writing and Reading Center .. 49 AVISO .. 49 Academic Assistance Center .. 50 The Instructional Program .. 50 Continuing Education .. 50 College & Career 50 1. Adult Basic Education.