Student Handbook 2020-2021
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CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT HANDBOOK 2020-2021 CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Contents EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT .......................................... 9 CHANGES IN PROGRAMS AND THE STUDENT HANDBOOK .......................................... 10 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 11 ADVISING SERVICES ............................................................................................................... 14 ACADEMIC SUPPORT ............................................................................................................... 14 Counseling Services .................................................................................................................. 14 Student Success Workshops ...................................................................................................... 15 Reasonable Accommodations ................................................................................................... 15 Criteria for Disability Documentation....................................................................................... 17 Learning Resource Centers (Libraries) ..................................................................................... 18 Virtual Bookstore ...................................................................................................................... 19 FINANCIAL AID ......................................................................................................................... 21 Federal Work-Study Program .............................................................................................. 21 Pell Grant Program ................................................................................................................ 21 Alabama Student Assistance Program (ASAP) ................................................................. 21 Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) ................................................. 21 Federal Stafford Student Loans (Direct Loans) ................................................................. 21 Loan Requirements ................................................................................................................... 22 SCHOLARSHIPS ......................................................................................................................... 22 Academic Excellence Scholarships ........................................................................................... 22 Ambassador Scholarships ......................................................................................................... 22 Athletic Scholarships................................................................................................................. 22 Career Technical Scholarships .................................................................................................. 22 Workforce Development Grant Scholarships ........................................................................... 23 Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Association (AAMA) Dr. Bernard J. Schroer Scholarships .............................................................................................................................. 23 Alabama Scholarships for Dependents of Blind Parents .......................................................... 23 Operation Family Shield Scholarship Program ......................................................................... 23 Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act .............................................................................. 23 2 CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Police Officer and Firefighter Survivor Educational Assistance Program ............................... 24 Sabal Trail Scholars Program .................................................................................................... 24 Alabama State Employee’s Credit Union (ASE) Scholarship .................................................. 24 Senior Adult Scholarships ......................................................................................................... 24 Employee/Dependent Tuition Waiver ....................................................................................... 24 Veterans Educational Benefits .............................................................................................. 24 Transfer Scholarships ................................................................................................................ 24 Additional Scholarships ............................................................................................................ 25 Vocational Rehabilitation .......................................................................................................... 25 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) .............................................................. 25 VETERAN BENEFITS ................................................................................................................ 25 Alabama GI Dependents Scholarship Program ......................................................................... 25 Alabama National Guard Education Assistance Program (ANGEAP) ..................................... 26 Tuition Assistance (TA) ............................................................................................................ 26 The Post 9/11 GI Bill® ............................................................................................................. 26 Montgomery GI Bill® -- Active Duty (MGIB) ........................................................................ 26 Montgomery GI Bill® -- Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) .......................................................... 26 Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) ................................................................... 26 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) .................................................................. 27 Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA) ........................................ 27 Non-Resident Veterans Eligible for In-State Tuition Rates ...................................................... 27 College Financing Plan ............................................................................................................. 27 Certification of Veteran Enrollment by Central Alabama ........................................................ 27 Required Verification of Enrollment by Student ...................................................................... 28 Change in Enrollment Status ..................................................................................................... 28 Return of Unearned Military Tuition Assistance Funds ........................................................... 28 Schedule for Returning Unearned Military TA......................................................................... 29 Academic Standards of Progress ............................................................................................... 30 Additional VA Information ....................................................................................................... 30 Complaint Policy for VA Students ........................................................................................... 30 STUDENT LIFE ........................................................................................................................... 32 3 CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Athletics .................................................................................................................................... 32 Bass Fishing Club ..................................................................................................................... 33 College Scholars Bowl Team .................................................................................................... 33 Fellowship of Christian Athletes ............................................................................................... 33 Rotaract ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Student Government Association .............................................................................................. 33 Wesley Foundation (United Methodist Ministry of Central Alabama Community College) ... 33 Official Recognition of Student Clubs and Organizations ........................................................... 34 Formation of New Clubs and Organizations ............................................................................. 34 Approval Process....................................................................................................................... 34 Annual Recognition Procedures of Clubs and Organizations ................................................... 34 Rights and Privileges of Official Recognition .......................................................................... 35 Responsibility of Club/Organization Sponsor(s) ...................................................................... 35 Meetings .................................................................................................................................... 36 Procedures for Conducting Campus Activities ......................................................................... 36 Visiting Speaker/Performer/Program Policy ............................................................................