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Blackhawk Technical College 2013-14 CATALOG Table of Contents About this Publication 3 Civil Rights Legislation 6 ACADEMIC SUPPORT 29-41 CNC Technician 65-68 Accident or Illness Emergency Procedures 22 College Accreditation 6 of Contents Table Accounting 50-52 College Facilities 6-7 Administrative Professional 52-54 College Overview 3 Adding/Dropping a Course 14 Community Education 28 Advanced Dental Assistant 75-77 COMPASS Retest Policy 8 Advising/Counseling Services 15 Computer Hardware Support Certificate 134 Agribusiness Specialist 55-56 Computer Service Technician 68-70 Air Conditioning, Heating and Computer Use 18 Refrigeration Technology 56-58 Consensual Relations 21 Applying for Financial Aid 10 CPR & First Aid/Certificate 133-134 Apprentice Programs 49 Criminal Justice 70-73 Articulation Agreements 49 Criminal Offense Statistics 21 Assessment 8 Criminal Justice-FT Law Enforcement Academy 134 Associate DEGREES 49 Criminal Justice-PT Law Enforcement Academy 134 Attendance 11-12 Culinary Arts 73-75 Automated Systems Technology (Electromechanical Technology) 58-61 Diagnostic Medical Sonography 77-80 Automotive Service Technician 61-63 Diesel & Heavy Equipment Technician 80-82 Awards Program 22 Diploma and Certificate Programs 49 Banner - Your Student Records 17 Discrimination and Harassment Policies 21 Basic Corrections Academy 133 Distance Learning 13 Basic Skills 29 Early Childhood Education 82-86 Behavior Intervention Team 20 Educational Agreements 8 Book Charge Information 11 Electric Power Distribution 84-85 Bookstore 15-16 ELL-English Language Learning/Family Literacy 29 BTC-Ambassadors 22 Entrance Requirements 7 BTC-Core Abilities 5-6 Farm Business and Production Management 86-87 BTC-Foundation 4 Federal Assistance (Grants, Programs, etc.) 10-11 Bulletin Boards and Notices 16 FERPA 24-26 Bus Transportation 16 Financial Aid Information 9-11 Business and Community Development 27-28 Fire Protection Technician 87-89 Business Hours 3 Fitness Center 23 Business Management 63-65, 133 Food Service 16 BusIness Office Support Professional 133 GED Testing Service 29 CALC-Computer Assisted Learning Center GENERAL EDUCATION 42-48 Campus Safety 20-22 Grading Procedures 13 Career Prep 49 High School Articulation 8-9 Career & Professional Development Services 16 History and Development 3 CERTIFicates AND SHARED ProGrams 133-138 Horticulture/Landscape Technician 89-90 Change of Address, Phone, Programs, etc. 24 How to Apply 7-8 Civil Engineering Technician 137 How to Register 15 Visit us on our website at blackhawk.edu 1 Table of Contents Human Resource Generalist 134 Privacy and Access to Student Records 24 Human Resources 91-93 Professional Development 49 Industrial Engineering Technician 93-95 Project Management 137 Industrial Mechanic 95-96 Project Management for Marketers 137 International Students 9 Quality Sciences 137 IT-Desktop Support 135 Radiography 129-130 Table of Contents Table IT-Info Sys Security Specialist 96-99, 106 Recycling 26 IT-Java Developer 135 Registering for Classes (In-Person, Online, Fax) 13-15 IT-.NET Developer 135 Religious Belief Accommodations 26 IT-Network Specialist 99-101 Retraining Guarantee Policy 26-27 IT-Web Analyst/Programmer 101-103 Safe Walk 20-21 IT-Web Programming 136 Satisfactory Academic Progress 11 Job Placement/Employment Development 23 Security and Access to Facilities 21 Lab Technician Assistant 103-104 Services for Students with Disabilities 18 Learning Centers/Tutorial Services 18-19, 30 Smoke/Tobacco Free Campus 27 Legal Administrative Professional 104-107 Sources of Funding 4 Library 19 State and Federal Compliance 3 Lockers/Lost and Found 19 Strategic Objectives 5 Marketing 107-109 Student Computing Resource Guide 16-17 Marketing Communication Specialist 136 Student Identification Cards 18 Marketing Generalist 136 Student Identification Numbers and FERPA 18 Mechanical Design Technology 109-111 Student Life 22-24 Medical Administrative Specialist 111-114 Student Printing Costs 20 Medical Assistant 114-116 Student Referral 19 Medical Coding Specialist 116-117 Students’ Rights and Responsibilities 11 Medical Laboratory Technician 117-119 Student Support Services 15-16 Multicultural/Diversity Services 19 Telephones and Messages 20 Nuclear Technology 138 Testing/Assessment 8 Nursing 120-122 Things You Need to Know 24-27 Online Learning 17 Transcripts 7 Orientation 7 Transfer and Work Experience Credit 12-13 Our Guiding Principles 4 Tuition and Fee Payment 9 Our Mission and Vision 4 Tutoring Services 20 Our Philosophy 4 Unattended Children 27 Out-of-State Tuition 9 UW/WTCS Policy on Credit Transfer 15 Parking 19 Veteran’s Benefits/Programs 11 Pharmacy Technician 122-123 Weather-Related School Closings 27 Phlebotomy Technician 123-125 Welding 131-132 Physical Therapist Assistant 125-127 Wingspan 18 Practical Nursing 127-128 Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check 15 PRE-COLLEGE 32 Youth Apprenticeship 8 Pre-Requisites/Co-Requisites 13 2 Blackhawk Technical College Catalog 2013-14 College Overview The Blackhawk Technical College Central Campus is located As a result of this law, the cities of Beloit and Janesville took midway between the cities of Beloit and Janesville on the steps necessary to establish vocational schools in their more than 80 acres of partially wooded rolling prairie. BTC communities. These two schools have developed to form offers over 50 programs leading toward associate degrees, the nucleus of the present technical college system district technical diplomas, certificates or apprenticeships. While the which is now Blackhawk Technical College. majority of classes are held at the Central Campus, classes are also offered at the Center for Transportation Studies located In 1965, the State of Wisconsin enacted a law designed north of Janesville, the Beloit Center located in the Eclipse to broaden the vocational, technical and adult education Center on Riverside Drive and at the Monroe Campus. BTC opportunities for youth and adults through the inclusion of Information College also maintains classrooms at the Rock County Job Center in the entire state into districts by July 1, 1970. The Beloit and Janesville. Janesville schools, along with the major portions of Rock and Green Counties, were organized into a single system on July Modern, up-to-date facilities serve approximately 11,000 1, 1968. students annually. There are about 4,800 credit and 6,200 non-credit students each year in areas such as advanced Blackhawk Technical Institute, so named following this manufacturing, agriculture, business, culinary arts, reorganizational process, became a reality. In August, 1987, information technology, laboratory science, marketing and along with the other 15 state technical institutes, Blackhawk continuing education programs. Technical Institute became Blackhawk Technical College. Bus service is available to Blackhawk Technical College from Business Hours both Janesville and Beloit. The Central Campus is the main transfer point between the two cities. Course listings are The general operating hours of Blackhawk Technical College available online at www.blackhawk.edu. are 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday; and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. However, About this Publication hours may vary for an individual department or division, outreach campuses or centers. In addition, hours are Since BTC continually evaluates program offerings and modified during the summer months. If in question, contact course content, information contained in this catalog should the department or campus/center to confirm their hours be interpreted only as an overview. Current curriculum before your commute to that site. Visit us online at www. sheets on all of BTC’s degree-granting programs are available blackhawk.edu at the counseling office. State and Federal Compliance General education, technical education, vocational education and related courses for apprentices are occupational entry The Blackhawk Technical College Board complies with all offerings. Acceptance of transfer courses for credit is strictly a state and federal equal opportunity and affirmative action function of the receiving institution. laws, rules, executive orders and policies, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the Educational BTC reserves the right to cancel any tentatively scheduled Amendments Act of 1972, section 50A of the Rehabilitation class and also to combine class sections due to insufficient Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Acts of 1967 and 1975, enrollment. In the event of class cancellation by BTC, refunds the Equal Pay Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Restoration Act will be issued. Information regarding BTC’s refund policy of 1987, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and for individual class drops is available from the Registration the Civil Rights Act of 1991. It is the policy of the Blackhawk Office. District not to discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, religion, handicap, disability, marital status, Course descriptions in this catalog are only summaries of sex, national origin, ancestry, arrest or conviction record, the actual course content. Blackhawk Technical College sexual orientation, political affiliation, genetic testing, or reserves the right to make changes in courses or regulations membership in the national guard, state defense force or published in this catalog without obligation or prior notice. any reserve component of the military forces of the United States or this state. The District prohibits discrimination