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Carroll Community College · Catalog · 2 · Catalog · College Community Carroll 005/2 006 1601 Washington Road · Westminster, MD 21157 www.carrollcc.edu Carroll Community College is an Equal Opportunity, 116-05 5/05 Affirmative Action, ADA Title 504 compliant institution How to Reach Us General Information ........................................................................... 410-386-8000 General Information Toll Free Number ............................................ 1-888-221-9748 Administration ................................................................................... 410-386-8490 Admissions .......................................................................................... 410-386-8430 Advising and Counseling ..................................................................... 410-386-8435 Billing Information ............................................................................. 410-386-8040 Bookstore ............................................................................................ 410-840-8443 Career and Transfer Advising ............................................................... 410-386-8435 Cashier’s Office ................................................................................... 410-386-8040 Child Development Center ................................................................. 410-386-8470 Claims/Questions about Discrimination and Sexual Harassment ........ 410-386-8435 Community Relations ......................................................................... 410-386-8153 Continuing Education and Training .................................................... 410-386-8100 Disabilities, Student Services and ADA Concerns ................................ 410-386-8329 Evening and Weekend Services ............................................................ 410-386-8000 Facilities Accessibility .......................................................................... 410-386-3600 Faculty Offices.................................................................. 410-386-8200/8240/8300 Academic Services, Education, and Fine Arts ................................. 410-386-8300 Business and Management Information Systems ............................ 410-386-8242 Humanities and English ................................................................. 410-386-8202 Mathematics, Sciences, Health and Wellness ................410-386-8226/8198/8571 Social Sciences and Legal Studies ................................................... 410-386-8242 Technical Studies ........................................................................... 410-386-8226 Financial Aid ...................................................................................... 410-386-8437 Foundation ........................................................................................ 410-386-8150 Human Resources ............................................................................. 410-386-8030 Institutional Research .......................................................................... 410-386-8229 Library and Media Center ................................................................... 410-386-8340 Online Courses ................................................................................... 410-386-8419 Planning, Marketing, and Assessment ................................................. 410-386-8163 President ............................................................................................. 410-386-8180 Records and Registration .................................................................... 410-386-8440 Security .............................................................................................. 410-386-8489 Student Activities ................................................................................ 410-386-8408 Student Government ........................................................................... 410-386-8460 Switchboard ........................................................................................ 410-386-8000 TDD Number ..................................................................................... 410-876-2419 Testing Center .................................................................................... 410-386-8450 Tutoring .............................................................................................. 410-386-8300 TV Courses ........................................................................................ 410-386-8330 Veteran Affairs ..................................................................................... 410-386-8437 Weather Closings ................................................................................ 410-386-8457 Email: [email protected] Website: www.carrollcc.edu Accreditation and Governance The College is governed by a seven member Board of Trustees, appointed by the Governor of Maryland. Dr. Faye Pappalardo is the president. Carroll is a state approved two-year college. It is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. Carroll Community College · 2005-2006 Catalog Board of Trustees Barbara H. Biller David S. Bollinger Barbara Charnock R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Donald E. Lippy Michael L. Mason Dr. Faye Pappalardo, Secretary -Treasurer Julia W. Gouge, Ex-Officio President Faye Pappalardo, Ed.D. Governor of the State of Maryland Robert Erhlich Carroll County Commissioners Julia W. Gouge, President Dean L. Minnich, Vice President Perry L. Jones, Jr., Secretary Carroll Community College 1601 Washington Road, Westminster, Maryland 21157 General Information: 410-386-8000 · 888-221-9748 Admissions: 410-386-8430 www.carrollcc.edu Carroll Community College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity, ADA Title 504 Compliant Institution. The provisions of this publication are not to be regarded as a contract between the student and Carroll Community College. The College reserves the right to change any provision or requirement without prior notice when such action will serve the interests of the college or its students. Failure to read this catalog does not excuse students from the requirements and regulations described herein. Published May 2005. Carroll Community College 1 Carroll Community College · Board of Trustees David S. Bollinger Barbara H. Biller Barbara Charnock R. Delaine Hobbs, Jr. Donald E. Lippy Michael L. Mason Julia W. Gouge Faye Pappalardo, Ed.D. Carroll County Commissioner Secretary/Treasurer Ex-Officio College President Carroll Community College 2 Message from the President It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Carroll Community College on behalf of our Board of Trustees, faculty and staff. I hope that you noticed that the entrance to the college reads Enter to Learn. This is our way of introducing you to our continuous commitment to be a learning-centered institution of higher education dedicated to serving you, our student. In striving for educational excellence, we acknowledge our commitment to respond to your learning needs any time, any place, and at any pace. Rapid change and uncertainty are constants in today’s world. We want to assure you that Carroll Community College is deeply committed to assisting you to attain your educational goals. This is our commitment to you! However, we need your commitment to us that you will take advantage of every opportunity we offer to you in this learning environment. We believe that you made a wise decision when you chose to attend our college. In return for our pledge to you, we ask you to be serious about your studies. Remember that anything worth having is worth working for. We are proud that Carroll Community College is able to offer you a wide range of options from belonging to a specific Academic Community while earning your Associate degree, to meeting your interest in lifelong learning or business and industry training. We are a college that invites you to learn in an atmosphere of integrity, caring, and congeniality. We fully support your dreams. In closing, I want to thank you for choosing this strong and vibrant college that serves over 11,000 Carroll Countians, and I welcome you to our college community. I hope that I will have the opportunity to meet you at some point in your stay at the College. Dr. Faye Pappalardo Carroll Community College 3 Carroll Community College: Who We Are Mission Carroll Community College is an innovative center of learning that focuses on the intellectual and personal development needs of the learner; promotes effective teaching; responds to and embraces an increasingly diverse and changing world; establishes a sense of community for students and those who support the student; uses institutional resources effectively; and values and promotes lifelong learning. Vision Carroll Community College is Carroll County’s premier learning community for convenient, affordable, state-of-the-market postsecondary training, baccalaureate preparation, and lifelong education. As a learning-centered college, Carroll embraces student learning as its primary and defining mission; encourages students to be full and active partners in learning; creates an environment supporting student and organizational learning; assesses learning outcomes and uses the results to improve learning; and