2005-06 College Catalog

New Mexico Junior College Mission, Vision, and Values Mission • ensures fiscal responsibility and public accountability; New Mexico Junior College, as a comprehensive • offers relevant programs and support services that meet the needs of a diverse college community; community college, promotes success through and learning. • contributes to the social, cultural, and economic development of the college community. Vision Effectiveness New Mexico Junior College’s mission will be achieved by In keeping with this value, the college will build its building a culture that values and promotes excellence, understanding and commitment of effectiveness by effectiveness, responsiveness, access, and community • establishing and tracking student outcomes to involvement. evaluate and improve learning; • promoting employees’ roles and responsibilities in Values fostering a climate of learning; • promoting high academic standards through New Mexico Junior College is committed to the following excellent instruction; values in support of its mission as we provide services to a • engaging in sound planning, management, and diverse college community. New Mexico Junior College systematic evaluation for the improvement of defines college community as its students, employees, programs and services; partners, and citizens of the area we serve. • ensuring adequate, fair, and equitable benefits, policies, and procedures; Access • acquiring and allocating resources to support the In keeping with this value, the college mission and goals of the college; • helps members of the college community • keeping the college community aware of college overcome their barriers to success; activities, needs, and performance; • provides convenient, affordable educational • providing a supportive, caring, student-centered opportunities and services; environment; • provides support for students transitioning to • fostering a work environment that encourages open college and on to other postsecondary educational communication, innovation, productivity, opportunities and to the workplace; accountability, and personal commitment; and • offers education, training, and activities that meet • providing and using current technologies that the diverse interests and needs of the college support educational and training objectives. community; • supports educational opportunities through Excellence technology. In keeping with this value, the college will build its understanding and commitment of high standards and Responsiveness quality by In keeping with this value, the college • committing to an environment of self evaluation • continually scans the environment locally, and continuous improvement; regionally, and nationally to identify opportunities • setting benchmarks to develop an understanding of that will meet the ever-changing needs and excellence; interests of a diverse and dynamic college • nurturing the development and practice of community; leadership; • enriches and increases partnerships to identify and • encouraging and rewarding initiative, innovation, meet the educational needs of the college outstanding performance, ethical decision making, community; and accountability; • remains flexible to respond creatively and • offering support services that are designed to foster appropriately to the changing world and to the success; and educational, social, and cultural needs of the • striving for an environment that does not accept diverse college community; mediocrity. • provides employees with opportunities for professional growth and development; promoting success through learning ……. 1 Contents • Accounting.................................................40 NMJC Mission, Vision, and Values ........................1 • Business Information Systems...................40 Table of Contents.....................................................2 • Management...............................................40 Catalog Proviso........................................................4 Computer Information Systems .......................45 Crime Awareness Statistics......................................4 Construction Technology........................... 45-46 Equal Opportunity....................................................4 Cosmetology ....................................................46 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act............4 Criminal Justice...............................................47 Retention of Student Records ..................................5 Design Communication - Animation...............47 Student Right To Know ...........................................5 Design Communication (CAD) .......................48 NMJC Board ............................................................5 Design Communication (Computer Graphic Administration .........................................................5 Design)........................................................48 Deans........................................................................6 Web Page Design.............................................49 Professional Staff.....................................................6 Fire Science......................................................49 Faculty......................................................................6 Legal Assistant/Paralegal.................................50 Professional Staff.....................................................8 Legal Secretary................................................50 2005-2006 Academic Calendar..............................10 Nursing(Career Mobility)................................51 General Information...............................................11 Nursing (ADN) ...............................................51 Accreditation..........................................................11 Paraprofessional Education..............................52 Reasons for Attending NMJC................................11 Radiological Control & Waste Handling.........52 Admission ..............................................................11 Substance Abuse Counselor.............................53 Residency Requirements for Tuition .....................13 Welding............................................................53 International Student Admissions..........................14 Certificates .............................................................54 Career Mobility Nursing Program .........................15 Accounting.......................................................54 Associate Degree Nursing Program.......................20 Administrative Assistant..................................54 Catalog Statute of Limitations ...............................21 Automotive Technology..................................54 General Policies and Procedures............................22 Barbering..........................................................55 Academic Policies and Procedures ........................23 Computer Information Systems .......................55 Alternative Methods for Earning Credit ................24 Construction Technology........................... 55-56 Tuition and Fees.....................................................27 Cosmetology ....................................................56 Financial Aid..........................................................29 Cosmetology Instructor....................................56 System of Grading .................................................31 Design Communication (CAD) .......................57 Scholastic Honors ..................................................33 Design Communication (CAD) 2 yr................57 Academic Probation and Suspension.....................33 Design Communication (Animation)...............58 Graduation Requirements ......................................33 Design Communication (Computer Graphic Subject Matter Classification.................................33 Design)........................................................58 Transfer Information..............................................33 Design Communication (Web Page) ...............58 Student Development.............................................36 Early Childhood Education..............................59 Pannell Library and Instructional Fire Science......................................................59 Resource Center................................................39 Law Enforcement Technology.........................60 Instructional Divisions...........................................40 Office Technology...........................................60 Associate in Science Degree (AS) .........................41 Patient Care Technician-Level II.....................60 Associate in Arts Degree (AA)..............................41 Practical Nurse.................................................61 Associate in Arts/Early Childhood ........................42 Radiological Control & Waste Handling.........61 Associate in Applied Science (AAS).....................42 Welding............................................................61 AAS Degrees .........................................................42 Welding Inspection and Testing ......................62 Automotive Technology..................................42 Certificates of Completion.....................................62 Automotive Technology (ASSET)..................43 Corrections.......................................................62 Automotive Technology (ASEP).....................43 Esthetician........................................................62 Barbering..........................................................44

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