College Catalog 2017-18

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

c. Nonimmigrant Visa Holders. Most persons holding nonimmigrant visas, including F -1 student visas, will not be able to demonstrate the requirements for a Mississippi domicile because their visas are temporary in nature and U. S. approval of their visas may have required a determination that the persons intended to return to their country of origin after the purpose of their visas is concluded. This being the case, the person’s domicile would remain in their country of origin. In addition, Section 37- 103-5 provides that a person entering Mississippi to attend an educational institution is and remains a nonresident for tuition purposes. However, there may be instances in which nonimmigrants can establish residency in Mississippi due to special provisions or special circumstances. For example, in Toll v. Moreno , 458 U. S. 1, 102 S. Ct. 2977, 73 L.Ed. 2d 563 (1982), the United States Supreme Court concluded that, while Congress precluded many aliens in nonimmigrant categories from establishing domicile in the United States, it allowed G-4 aliens to establish domicile in the U. S. 9. Responsibility for registration under proper residence status; presentation of false evidence of residence status. The responsibility for registering under his proper residence status is placed upon the student. In addition to any administrative action which may be taken by the governing authorities of the state- supported institutions of higher learning or junior colleges concerned, any student who willfully presents false evidence as to his residence status shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00). MS Code § 37-103-27. See also MS Code § 37-103-29. MISSISSIPPI VIRTUAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE The Mississippi Virtual Community College is a consortia of Mississippi’s 15 community college districts and the Mississippi Community Colleges Board (MCCB). Its mission is to provide educational opportunities to constituencies who live within the various community and junior college districts in Mississippi and to others beyond those boundaries. Through MSVCC, students may take courses from community & junior colleges anywhere in Mississippi while getting support services from a local college. To take a course from a remote (provider) college, a student enrolls at a local (host) community or junior college. The host college supports the student with a full slate of student services including advisement and counseling, financial aid, and learning resources. The host college receives the student’s tuition and fees. The host college awards credit for the course. The remote (provider) college provides the course instruction. Assignments, tests, and grades are administered by one of its instructors. For this instructional service, the provider college receives the state’s reimbursement for the enrollment. This consortia makes it possible for MSVCC colleges to leverage their distance learning resources—including faculty, courses, support services, and technology—to benefit students throughout Mississippi and beyond. For a list of courses offered through MSVCC, please see the web site at http://msvcc.squarespace.com. PLACEMENT STANDARDS When a student is admitted to ECCC, his or her ACT sub-scores are evaluated to determine if certain academic skills need improvement. Any student who has not taken the ACT will be required to take the Accuplacer for placement in English and algebra courses. Accuplacer is an untimed, computerized test that helps ECCC staff evaluate a student’s skills and place him or her in appropriate courses. The following charts specify the correct course(s) that the student should take:

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