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2018-2019 College Catalog 170 Elm Street Enfield, CT 06082 860.253.3000 www.asnuntuck.edu Contents Message from the President .....................4 Workforce Development and Continuing Education ....29 Admissions ...................................6 Rules and Regulations .........................30 Academic Policies and Procedures ...............10 Programs of Study ............................55 Tuition and Fees ..............................18 Course Descriptions ........................86-124 Financial Aid .................................21 Personnel................................125-130 Student Services..............................24 Academic Calendar........................132-133 Academic Support ............................27 Index ......................................134 Telephone Directory Academic Affairs.....................860-253-3101 subject to change directed by the Board of Regents and the college administration who may extend, expand Admissions .........................860-253-3010 or delete courses and programs described. Asnuntuck Advising............................860-253-3110 Community College was established by Public Act 812 of the 1969 General Assembly. Bookstore ..........................860-741-8450 Business Office ......................860-253-3043 Asnuntuck Community College is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. Financial Aid ........................860-253-3030 General Information ..................860-253-3000 Asnuntuck Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) Manufacturing Technology Center.......860-253-3189 President ...........................860-253-3001 Registrar ...........................860-253-3017 Notice of Non-discrimination: Student Services.....................860-253-3020 Asnuntuck Community College does not discriminate Workforce Development and on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, sex, Continuing Education.................860-253-3034 national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physi- cal disability, political belief, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or genetic information in its programs and activities. In addition, the College does not discriminate in employment on the additional basis Website of veteran status or criminal record. The following in- dividuals have been designated to handle inquiries re- Students may access an electronic version of this garding the non-discrimination policies: Yhara Zelinka, catalog and other information on the college website. Title IX Coordinator, [email protected] (860) 253-3092 and Deborah Kosior, 504/ADA Coordinator, Website .................http://www.asnuntuck.edu [email protected] (860) 253-3005, Asnuntuck Community College,170 Elm Street, Enfield, Online Registration.......... http://my.commnet.edu CT 06082. Information and regulations printed in this catalog are GENERAL INFORMATION Message from the President Welcome to Asnuntuck Community College, where you can find a quality educational experience in an accessible and affordable environment. We have highly skilled and dedicated faculty and staff who are here to support you along your academic path. Asnuntuck Community College offers you the opportunity to learn in a small class size environment with skilled professors who know you by name. Our Student Services division will support you in your academic endeavors with academic advising, career and transfer counseling, dis- ability counseling, access to free childcare, and many other support services. We offer extra-curricular activities ranging from the poetry and art club, to intramural basketball, to student senate and legislative internships. We strive to have your experiences at Asnun- tuck Community College enrich your life and help you redesign your future for success. Dr. James P. Lombella, President www.asnuntuck.edu 4 ACC Catalog 2018-2019 college to complement its general education with a technical focus, bringing about several programmatic General changes, as well as the change to the name, Asnun- tuck Community-Technical College. The technical focus Information remains, particularly in the college’s Advanced Manu- facturing Technology program, but the state commu- Asnuntuck Community College reserves the right to nity colleges dropped the word “technical” from their change course offerings or to modify or change infor- names in 1999, returning the college to the simpler mation and regulations printed in this catalog. This name, Asnuntuck Community College. catalog should not be construed as a contract between the student and the College. Asnuntuck is located in Enfield, Connecticut, just off Interstate 91, the single campus facility is on 35 pic- It is the responsibility of the student to become familiar turesque acres of land situated in the heart of the New with the contents of this catalog, including the rules, England Knowledge Corridor between the metropoli- regulations, and requirements presented herein. Stu- tan areas of Springfield, Massachusetts, and Hartford, dents are eligible for an associate degree who meet all Connecticut. Asnuntuck serves the north-central Con- GENERAL INFORMATION requirements as stated either in 1) the catalog at the necticut communities of East Granby, East Windsor, El- time of their acceptance into a degree program (to the lington, Enfield, Somers, Stafford Springs, Suffield, and extent possible within the current roster of course of- Windsor Locks, and draws students from south central ferings), or 2) the catalog in effect at the time of their Massachusetts and the greater Hartford area. graduation. ACC was initially accredited by New England Associa- Date of publication: September 2018 tion of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in 1977, and with Material accurate and current as of September 2018 accreditation thereafter, being reaffirmed through 2025. Effective July 31, 2018 the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) has assumed the func- MISSION STATEMENT tions of NEASC. The mission of Asnuntuck Community College is to offer quality education in an accessible, The mission of Asnuntuck Community College is to of- affordable, and nurturing environment. Asnuntuck com- fer quality education in an accessible, affordable, and pleted the first Master Plan in 2003 and a Space Utiliza- nurturing environment. tion Study & Master Plan in 2005. Beginning in 2011, the college received design and construction funds and The College fulfills its mission by planned for appropriate projects. In 2017, the college added the new Tower Lobby and Student Center with • offering associate degree and certificate programs a welcoming and spacious entrance and lobby area. for transfer opportunities, career preparation and The campus building features a cafe, lounge space and enhancement, and lifelong learning. informal gathering areas, as well as, the bookstore. The • providing individualized support services to devel- college also constructed a 27,000 square foot new build- op critical thinking skills, strengthen self-confi- ing and renovated 5,600 square foot welding and fabri- dence, and foster personal growth. cation facility for the Advanced Manufacturing Technol- • supporting community and workforce development ogy Center in the same year. with business, industry, and community partner- ships. ACC offers 35 degrees and options and 25 certificate programs. The most recent year retention rate was 59%, HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE graduation rate was 34%, and awarded 427 degrees and certificates in 2017-18. In fall 2017, the College has 1,870 Asnuntuck Community College (ACC) was established students (1,106 FTE) enrolled in credit classes and in in 1969 by an act of the Connecticut state legislature spring 2018, 1,677 students (976 FTE) enrolled in credit as the twelfth institution in the Connecticut state com- classes. During academic year 2017-18, we also served munity college system. Classes began in 1972 with an 1,148 students (totaling 3,024 seats) through our work- initial enrollment of 251, and 12 Associate in Science force development and continuing education programs. degrees and 20 Associate of Art degrees were awarded ACC also provides on-site training for area companies, to the first graduating class in 1974. military services, and correction institutions. ACC also awards non-credit credentials in allied health and other In 1992, the Connecticut legislature mandated merg- programs. Many of our non-credit program students ing the state’s community and technical colleges. While went on to pass licensures exams or have the creden- there was no area technical college for an Asnuntuck tials evaluated by Charter Oak State College for credits. merger, the legislature also required each community ACC’s relatively small stature has not limited its positive General Information 5 www.asnuntuck.edu impact on its local community and beyond. Asnuntuck 1. A home-schooled student is defined, for purposes GENERAL INFORMATION aspires to provide academic support, career and trans- of this policy, as someone who has completed a fer advising, disability, financial aid, tutoring, childcare, secondary school education in a home school set- and other college services easily accessible to all stu- ting that is treated as a home school or private dents. school under state law, or who is in the process of doing so. ACC FOUNDATION, INC. 2. Home-schooled students who wish to attend a com- munity college and pursue a degree or certificate