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Catalog & Student Handbook 2010-2011 Robeson Community College ROBESON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 5160 Fayetteville Road Post Office Box 1420 Lumberton, North Carolina 28359 Phone: (910) 272-3700 • Fax No.: (910) 272-3328 Web Address: www.robeson.edu Catalog & Student Handbook 2010-2011 Volume XLI Robeson Community College is a tax-assisted, two-year public institution. Robeson Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Robeson Community College. Most programs offered by the College have been approved for the enrollment of eligible veterans. RCC is also accredited by the North Carolina Board of Nursing, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology, and the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Arts and Redken Laboratories in New York, New York. Admission to any and all educational programs offered by Robeson Community College is made without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, disability, or national origin. All statements in this publication are announcements of present policies and are subject to change at any time without prior notice. Robeson Community College reserves the right to make changes in program requirements and offerings, in regulations and fees. The College reserves the right to discontinue at any time any program or course described in this publication. While every effort will be made to give advance notice of any change of program or course, such notice is not guaranteed or required. II | 2010-11 GREETINGS It is with a great deal of pleasure that I bring you greetings on behalf of the Board of Trustees, administrators, faculty and staff. Robeson Community College is a great place to continue your post-high school education, and this publication has been prepared to display many of the options offered by RCC. The staff and I know, as an education consumer, that you are looking for an institution that can help you achieve your goals at an affordable price close to home. We also know you want to attend an institution that makes learning fun yet challenging and worthwhile. In my opinion, RCC can do this as well as any institution around. Robeson Community College is a growing institution that is easily accessible from Interstate 95 and is providing some of the highest quality postsecondary education in North Carolina. RCC repeatedly receives very high ratings on the performance measures established by the North Carolina General Assembly, and enrollment is growing in both credit and non-credit programs. The College is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and several programs hold additional national accreditations. The College’s faculty and staff have a superb record of being student oriented and strive to make sure you receive the best support possible as you pursue your education goals. The College offers a variety of classes at convenient times in traditional, blended, and on-line formats. A staff of professionals is available in the Fred G. Williams Student Center to answer your questions about career opportunities, financial aid, class offerings, graduate performance and placement. They also coordinate a variety of student support services to make sure your experience at RCC is just what you want. This publication gets you started. The next step is yours. The staff and I would consider it a privilege to be of service to you. Charles V. Chrestman, Ed.D. President DIRECTORY OF CORRESPONDENCE Inquires concerning aspects of the College’s operations and policies should be addressed to the officials listed below: For Information About: Write To: Admissions ................................................................................................................................................................... Director, Admissions Business Operations .............................................................................................................................. Vice President, Business Services Career Services ...........................................................................................................................Director, Counseling and Career Services Continuing Education .........................................................................................................................Vice President, Continuing Education Counseling .................................................................................................................................. Director, Counseling and Career Services Curriculum Programs ...........................................................................................................Assistant Vice President, Educational Services Financial Aid ...............................................................................................................................................................Director, Financial Aid General Matters ..............................................................................................................................................................................President Services for Students with Disabilities .....................................................................................Counselor, Counseling and Career Services Job Placement .............................................................................................................................Director, Counseling and Career Services Resource Services ......................................................................................................................................... Director, Learning Resources Student Activities ...................................................................................................................................................................... SGA Advisor Student Records (Curriculum) ........................................................................................................................................................ Registrar Testing .....................................................................................................................................Counselor, Counseling and Career Services Veterans Affairs ..........................................................................................................................................................Director, Financial Aid Address inquires to: Robeson Community College • Post Office Box 1420 • Lumberton, North Carolina 28359 Phone: (910) 272-3700 • Fax No.: (910) 272-3328 • Web Address: www.robeson.edu 2010-11 | III TABLE OF CONTENTS Technology Fee ..........................................................................17 Transcript Service and Fee .........................................................17 GENERAL INFORMATION Malpractice Insurance ................................................................17 The Campus .................................................................................1 Student Insurance ......................................................................17 Campus Visits ...............................................................................1 Textbooks ....................................................................................17 History of the College ...................................................................1 Refund Policy ..............................................................................17 The Community College System ..................................................1 Tuition Refunds ...........................................................................17 Accreditation .................................................................................1 Military Tuition Refund ................................................................18 Mission Statement ........................................................................2 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Institutional Goals .........................................................................2 Grants .........................................................................................18 Performance Measures and Standards ........................................3 Employment (Federal Work-Study Program) ..............................19 GENERAL POLICIES Scholarships ...............................................................................19 General .........................................................................................5 Scholarship Loans ......................................................................23 Privacy Rights Act of Parents and Students ...........................5 Other Programs ..........................................................................24 Nondiscrimination Policy .........................................................5 Veterans Services .......................................................................25 Drugs and Alcohol Policy ........................................................5 STUDENT ACTIVITIES Drug/Alcohol Abuse Awareness Prevention Program .............5 Student Government ..................................................................26 Statement on AIDS .................................................................5