College Catalog 2019-20

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

College’s employees, students, visitors, and guests. Furthermore, the possession of pistols, firearms, guns, or other weapons in any form on college premises or at college functions by persons other than duly authorized law enforcement officials creates an unreasonable and unwarranted risk of damage to properties of the College, the College’s employees, students, visitors, and guests. Because of such risks and dangers, the Board hereby prohibits the possession of pistols, firearms, guns, or other weapons in any formby any person other than duly authorized law enforcement officials and the College’s police force on the College’s premises or at functions, regardless of whether any such person possesses a valid permit to carry such pistols, firearms, guns, or other weapons. This prohibition includes pistols, firearms, guns, or other weapons in any form in vehicles on college premises. “Weapons in any form” include, but are not limited to, any weapon prohibited by law, any firearm, knife, razor or razor blade (except solely for personal shaving) or other device designated to be used as a weapon, including devices for firing blank cartridges or charges, or of any incendiary or explosive device or of stink bombs, tear gas or other dangerous chemicals, pellet or BB guns, bows and arrows, martial arts weapons or any other dangerous weapons as determined by the administration of the college. STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD The student ID card is the student’s official school identification. It must be visible at all times and is to be shown for identification upon request of any school official. Lending of this card to anyone or failing to present it when requested by a school official is a violation of policy and subjects the holder to disciplinary actions. This card must be presented when receiving a yearbook, voting in school elections, selling books in the bookstore, checking out library books, entering athletic events and activities, eating in the cafeteria or grill, entering the Warrior Wellness Center, and conducting all business office transactions. This card becomes void upon termination of enrollment. Lost cards should be reported to the Vice President for Student Services’ office. There will be a replacement fee. UNSATISFACTORY CONDUCT Upon enrollment each student is provided access to a Student Handbook in which the rules and regulations governing student conduct are listed in detail. Violations, which could result in suspension from college, will require that the student appear before the Discipline Committee, while violations that are not cause for suspension will be handled by the appropriate authorities. ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM The Adult and Continuing Education Program meets the needs of an increasing number of adult and nontraditional students who wish to earn a degree on a part-time basis, prepare for job advancement or career change, or improve quality of life through personal enrichment and enhancement of knowledge in a specialized field of study. Classes are taught at the Decatur campus of East Central Community College and at several off- campus locations throughout the five-county district. Present off-campus sites include Carthage, Forest, Louisville, and Philadelphia Career/Technical Centers. Credit classes may be arranged on-site for business or industry, school districts, medical facilities, government agencies, or in any location where specific educational needs exist. ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM East Central Community College conducts adult education instruction at sites in Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, and Winston counties. Classes are available to the general public in literacy training, high school equivalency preparation and English as a Second Language. Adult education classes are free. Class locations include Forest, Decatur, Carthage, Louisville and Philadelphia. Day and night classes are available in each location.

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