Brevard Community College BCC POLICY STATEMENT of NON-DISCRIMINATION EQUAL ACCESS/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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G O L A T A C 2007 - 2008 Have the career you always wanted... Offering more than 80 Career and Technical Programs (321) 433-7019 www.brevardcc.edu Brevard Community College BCC POLICY STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION EQUAL ACCESS/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Brevard Community College, in accordance with Federal and State laws as well as College Policy, does not discriminate in any of its policies, procedures or practices on the basis of age, color, sex/sexual orientation, religion, national origin, race, political affiliation, martial status, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Inquiries regarding the College’s Equal Opportunity Policies including Title IX (sex discrimination) and Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Disabled Discrimination) may be directed to Ms. Janet L. Madden, Director of Employee Relations, Bldg. 2 Cocoa Campus, (321) 433-7389, or alternate contact, Ms. Darla J. Ferguson, Executive Director of Human Resources, Bldg. 2 Cocoa Campus, (321) 433-7080. Inquiries regarding veterans programs may be directed to the Office of Veterans Affairs, Bldg. 10 – Room 209, Melbourne Campus, (321) 433-5532 or Bldg. 11 – Room 209, Cocoa Campus, (321) 433-7333. Accreditation Brevard Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Brevard Community College. 2007-08 Catalog Official version online: www.brevardcc.edu/catalog This catalog is for information only and does not constitute a contract. The college reserves the right to change, modify or alter without notice all fees, charges, tuition, expenses and costs of any kind and further reserves the right to add or delete without notice any course offering or information in this catalog. www.brevardcc.edu (321) 632-1111 Toll Free: 1-888-747-2802 Hearing Impaired: 1-800-955-8770 (voice) 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) –1 District Board Of Trustees JAMES W. HANDLEY A resident of Cocoa Beach, Mr. Handley worked for the IBM Corporation for over 30 years, Each of the 28 retiring in 1984. He worked for IBM at the Kennedy Space Center from 1964 through 1975, and received the IBM Outstanding Contribution Award for achievements on the community colleges in Saturn/Apollo Program. Originally from Ohio, Mr. Handley graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Port Canaveral Florida’s statewide system Ambassador, a member of the Civilian/Military Council, Brevard Community College Foundation, Astronaut Memorial Planetarium Advisory Committee, Missile and Space is under the local control Pioneers, National Space Society, Tiger Bay Club, and Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, and was formerly a senator in the Florida Silver Haired Legislature. He was Brevard County of a lay District Board co-chairman of the Jeb Bush for Governor campaigns in 1994, 1998, and 2002, and regional co-chairman of the George W. Bush for President campaigns in 2000 and 2004. of Trustees composed of He has been appointed by the Governor as a delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, and does volunteer fundraising for the Brevard Zoo, Crosswinds Youth Services, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He was citizens who serve without appointed to the Board in 1999 and served as chairman from 2002-04. pay C. R. "Rick" McCOTTER III and are legally vested with A native of Brevard County, Mr. McCotter was born and raised in Titusville, and is a product of the Brevard County Public School System, graduating from Astronaut High School. An decision-making power alumnus of BCC, Mr. McCotter received his B.A. in Business Management/Administration from Auburn University. He is the president and owner of McCotter Ford-Mercury in in college policy and Titusville, a 61-year family-owned automotive business. Mr. McCotter has served the community in the following areas: Chairman of the Titusville Chamber of Commerce direction. in 1997, Parrish Medical Foundation Board member, Salvation Army Advisory Council board member, Brevard County YMCA board member, Space Coast Economic Development Council board member, Transformation Titusville Vision Team member, and City of Titusville Five Brevard County City Manager Selection Committee member. He was appointed to the Board in 2001 and served as chairman from 2004-05. citizens, appointed by the JAMES THERIAC governor, form the Brevard A Brevard County resident since 1955, Mr. Theriac is a graduate of Brevard Community College and the University of Central Florida. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Community College the University of Florida in 1974 and began practicing law in Brevard County that same District Board year. He is the founder and managing partner of Howze, Managhan, and Theriac, PLC, a Cocoa law firm founded in 1978. Mr. Theriac was the founder and first president of the of Trustees. Meeting in Space Coast Chapter of the University of Central Florida Alumni Association, is currently a member of the University of Central Florida Foundation Board of Directors, and an executive regular sessions once committee member and lifetime member of the Central Brevard branch of the NAACP. Mr. Theriac was named a Brevard Community College Distinguished Alumnus in 1995, and each month, these civic- was appointed to the Board in 2004. minded individuals DIXIE NEWTON SANSOM A resident of Rockledge, Ms. Sansom is the owner of Dixie Sansom Consulting, a government contribute their time relations and public affairs consulting firm. Representative Sansom served in the Florida House and talent to guide the of Representatives from 1984 to 1992 and worked as the director of government relations for the Canaveral Port Authority. She also worked as the communications and public information director development of Brevard for the Florida Division of Community Colleges. Before her terms with the Florida Legislature, Ms. Sansom was a legislative aide to Clark Maxwell, Jr. during his tenure in the Florida House and Community College so Senate, and had worked as a reporter for the Miami Herald and the Melbourne Evening Times (now part of the Florida Today newspaper). She was a student at both Pensacola Junior College that it remains responsive and Brevard Community College. In her position as the Executive Director of the Brevard County Medical Society, she worked with more than 500 members of the medical profession and a 16 to the educational needs member board of directors to develop initiatives to support and promote the medical profession. As a state legislator for more than eight years (April, 1984-1992) representing the Brevard County area, she was a leader of the community. in educational policy issues. During her term as a legislator she was presented with a Distinguished Alumni Award for Accomplishment in Government by Pensacola Junior College as well as the Legislative Service Award by the Florida Association of Community Colleges. Ms. Sansom was appointed to the Board in 2007. ALBERTA K. WILSON A resident of Brevard for more than 28 years, Ms. Wilson was appointed to the Board in 2003. A Business Ethics Advisor for The Boeing Company, she holds a B.S. in Business Management from Barry University, dual M.A. degrees in Human Resources Development and Business Management from Webster University, and has done post-graduate work. Most recently, Ms. Wilson has been selected as one of Brevard County's Ten Most Influential Woman of Color. Very active in civic, diversity and educational activities, Ms. Wilson has served on the State Board of Community Colleges, Brevard County School Superintendent Selection Committee and Strategic Planning Committee, Superintendent of Brevard County Schools’ Advisory Committee, Brevard County Schools’ Teacher of the Year Selection Committee, as president of the Cocoa/Rockledge Civic League, and is current president of the Central Brevard Branch of the NAACP as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Salvation Army. She is a recipient of the Postmaster General’s Roy Wilkins Heritage Award, KSC Good Citizen of the Year, Southeastern Region William Allen Penn Volunteer Award, Crosswinds Youth Services Advisory Board Member of the Year, and a Florida Commission on Human Rights’ Civil Rights Award, among D–2ISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES–2 others. From The President . welcome to Brevard Community College Please accept my personal thanks for your interest in Brevard Community College – a college with a legacy of offering lifelong learning for generations of Central Florida residents. Anyone seeking a traditional college education can count on BCC for their first two years of college. All BCC students enjoy the benefits of an articulation agreement with the state university system, ensuring the transferability of credits to Florida public universities, as well as similar agreements with numerous private institutions. For example, BCC has a well established partnership that provides for a seamless transition to the University of Central Florida. Similarly, the college has a new “Tech Track” program with the nearby Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne. Studies show that community college transfer students do as well as, and often better than, students who begin their studies at four year institutions. James A. Drake, Ph.D. Our many technical and vocational programs permit graduates to