INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
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Warranty Information
Mission Statement
Calendar
Other Information
Disclaimer:
The statements set forth in this catalog are for
informational purposes only and should not be construed as the basis of a
contract between a student and this institution. While every effort has been made to ensure
the accuracy of the material stated herein, we reserve the right to change any
provision listed in the catalog, including, but not limited to, entrance requirements
and admissions procedures, academic requirements for graduation and various
fees and charges without actual notice to individual students. Every effort will be made to keep students
advised of such changes.
TCSG GUARANTEE/WARRANTY
STATEMENT:
The
Technical College System of Georgia guarantees employers that graduates
of State Technical Colleges shall possess skills and knowledge as prescribed by
State Curriculum Standards. Should any
graduate employee, within two years of graduation, be deemed lacking in said
skills, that student shall be retrained in any State Technical
College at no charge for
instructional costs to either the student or the employer.
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GUARANTEE/WARRANTY
To demonstrate confidence in and commitment to quality
technical education programs which are relevant, current, and responsive to the
stated expectations of Georgias businesses and industries, the State Board of
Technical and Adult Education will warrant every graduate from a technical
certificate of credit, diploma or associate degree in a state-governed institute
according to the following stipulations:
The
warranty guarantees that the graduate has demonstrated the knowledge and skills
and can perform each competency as identified in the industry-validated
Standard or Program Guide, and any program graduate who is determined to lack
such competence shall be retrained at no cost to the employer or graduate for
tuition or instructional fees.
A claim
against the warranty may be filed by either an employer in conjunction with the
graduate or a graduate if the graduate cannot perform one or more of the
competencies contained in the industry-validated Standard or Program Guide,
including failure to pass a State of Georgia licensing examination.
The
warranty will remain in effect for two consecutive years following the date of
graduation and will be honored by any state-governed technical college which
offers the same program.
To inquire or file a claim under this warranty,
instructors or employers may contact the:
Vice
President for Academic Affairs
912-538-3187
MISSION
STATEMENT
Southeastern
Technical College
is a public, two-year institution that provides accessible, quality educational
programs and services designed to enhance the ability of our students to
participate in Georgias
economic development. To accomplish our
purpose we provide graduates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities
necessary to obtain employment; offer a curriculum which encourages students to
develop career, personal and work ethics values; sponsor co-curricular
activities to assist students in the development of leadership, scholarship,
and fellowship traits; conduct continuing education and training to allow
experienced employees to acquire and maintain advanced levels of competency;
provide information literacy skills; and facilitate public adult education
programs to improve general population and workforce literacy levels.
Southeastern Technical College is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia.
Southeastern Technical College is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational
Education.
Requests
for additional information on the policies, standards, or procedures of the Commission of the
Council on Occupational Education may be addressed to:
Dr. Gary
Puckett, Executive Director
Council on Occupational
Education
41 Perimeter Center East, NE
Suite 640
Atlanta, GA
30346
Phone: 770-396-3898
FAX: 770-396-3790
www.council.org
Southeastern Technical College is a Candidate for Accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate Degrees.
Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, GA
30033-4097
Phone: 404-579-4501
FAX: 404-679-4558
www.sacscoc.org
COMMITMENT TO STC MISSION STATEMENT
The administration, faculty, and staff demonstrate our
commitment to our purpose in the following manner:
By maintaining ongoing assessment of
community and employment needs to ensure the employability of our graduates and
to promote the economic growth of the community, the state, and its citizens;
By providing career-oriented postsecondary
programs of study below the baccalaureate level offered through traditional and
distance learning methodologies that prepare graduates for employment;
By providing continuing education programs
and courses to update, upgrade, or retrain citizens so that they may continue
to meet the challenges of a changing workplace, and/or to enhance the personal
development of individuals;
By providing customized business and
industry services which include organizational and technical assessments and
strategic planning, training, and consulting to enable employees to maintain
competitive skills;
By providing career counseling, personal
assistance/referral services, academic advising, financial aid advisement and
counseling, coordination of financial aid awards, job placement, and other student
services which support student development;
By providing support services for
nontraditional students and students with special needs;
By encouraging students to acquire
leadership skills and to develop personally and intellectually through
participation in co-curricular activities and programs;
By providing remedial education, adult
education, English literacy programs, and GED preparation for current or prospective
students who need to improve basic skills or complete the GED;
By ensuring access to educational
opportunities for all current and prospective students regardless of race,
color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disabling condition; and
By systematically evaluating programs and
services and using the results of the evaluations for the purposes of
improvement.
STATEMENT
OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
Southeastern Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or
ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, disabled veteran, veteran of
Vietnam Era or citizenship status, (except in those special circumstances
permitted or mandated by law).
This school is in compliance with Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,
color, or national origin; with the provisions of Title IX of the Educational
Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender; with
the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap; and with the American with
Disabilities Act (ADA).
The following individuals have been designated as
responsible for coordinating these efforts:
Title VI
and Title IX............ Teresa Coleman, Vice President of Operations and
Fiscal Affairs, Office 133
ADA/Section
504...................................... Barry Dotson, Vice President for Student Affairs,
Office 106
Equity
Coordinator.................................... Barry Dotson, Vice President for Student Affairs,
Office 106
OCR
Compliance Coordinator..................... Barry Dotson, Vice President for Student Affairs,
Office 106
Sexual
Harassment
Coordinator........................ Teresa Coleman, Vice President of Operations and
Fiscal Affairs, Office 133
Inquiries
concerning the application of the polices and procedures above may be directed to the
individuals listed at:
Southeastern
Technical College, 3001 East First Street, Vidalia,
GA 30474
912-538-3100
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FALL
QUARTER, 2006
Sep 26............................. New
Student Orientation
Sep 26.................... Late
Registration and Drop/Add
Sep 27........................................... Quarter
Begins
Sep 28........................................... Fall
Graduation
Oct 31.................. Deadline
to Apply for Graduation
Oct 31.................................................... Midterm
Nov 6-17........... Advisement
for Returning Students
Nov 20-Dec 1........... Advisement
for New Students
Nov 22-24............................................... Holidays
Dec 8............................................... Quarter
Ends
Dec 12.......... Schedule
Change & Open Registration
WINTER QUARTER, 2007
Jan 3................................ New
Student Orientation
Jan 3...................... Late
Registration and Drop/Add
Jan 4.............................................. Quarter
Begins
Jan 15...................................................... Holiday
Jan 31.................. Deadline
to Apply for Graduation
Feb 9...................................................... Midterm
Feb 12-23.......... Advisement
for Returning Students
Feb 26-Mar 9............ Advisement
for New Students
Mar 16............................................. Quarter
Ends
Mar 20.......... Schedule
Change & Open Registration
SPRING
QUARTER, 2007
Apr 3............................... New
Student Orientation
Apr 3..................... Late
Registration and Drop/Add
Apr 4............................................. Quarter
Begins
Apr 5........................................ Spring
Graduation
Apr 30.................. Deadline
to Apply for Graduation
May 8..................................................... Midterm
May 14-24......... Advisement
for Returning Students
May 25, 28.............................................. Holidays
May 29-June 8.......... Advisement
for New Students
June 14............................................ Quarter
Ends
June 19......... Schedule
Change & Open Registration
SUMMER QUARTER, 2007
July 5............................... New
Student Orientation
July 5..................... Late
Registration and Drop/Add
July 6............................................. Quarter
Begins
July 31................. Deadline
to Apply for Graduation
Aug 10.................................................... Midterm
Aug 14-25......... Advisement
for Returning Students
Aug 28-Sep 8............ Advisement
for New Students
Sep 4........................................................ Holiday
Sep 15.............................................. Quarter
Ends
Sep 25.......... Schedule
Change & Open Registration
FALL QUARTER, 2007
Sep 26............................. New
Student Orientation
Sep 26.................... Late
Registration and Drop/Add
Sep 27........................................... Quarter
Begins
Sep 28........................................... Fall
Graduation
Oct 31.................. Deadline
to Apply for Graduation
Oct 31.................................................... Midterm
Nov 6-17........... Advisement
for Returning Students
Nov 20-Dec 1........... Advisement
for New Students
Nov 22-24............................................... Holidays
Dec 8............................................... Quarter
Ends
Dec 12.......... Schedule
Change & Open Registration
Note:
Dates are tentative and subject to change.
ACADEMIC YEAR
Southeastern Tech operates on a four-quarter system,
with a Summer Quarter (July-September), Fall Quarter (October-December), Winter
Quarter (January-March), and Spring Quarter (April-June).
QUARTERLY SCHEDULES
--DISCOVER--
A listing of the classes to be taught each quarter, including
the days and times, is published prior to the beginning of each quarter. A copy of the Discover may be obtained through the Office for Student Affairs.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
It is especially important that each student note that
it is his or her responsibility to be aware of the calendar and of any changes
in the calendar which may occur from time to time during the year.
EMERGENCY CLOSING OF THE
INSTITUTION
The President, or designee, may alter the business and
class hours if conditions exist that may threaten the health, safety, or
welfare of students and personnel. Should the school be forced to close due to
inclement weather or other circumstances, the following radio and television
stations will be contacted. Students, faculty, and staff are to listen to the
radio and television stations listed for updates/decisions
regarding announcement of closure:
WTNL (Reidsville); WYUM (Vidalia);
WTCQ (Vidalia); WVOP (Vidalia); WBBT (Lyons); WTOC (Savannah TV Channel
11); Northland Cable (TV Channel 13); TV 46 (Cable Channel 19, Non-Cable
Channel 46).
SOUTHEASTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE ACCREDITATION/CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
Southeastern Technical
College is nationally accredited by
the Accrediting Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, 41
Perimeter Center East, NE, Suite
640, Atlanta,
GA 30346,
(770) 396-3898.
Southeastern Technical
College is a Candidate for
Accreditation with the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools to award Associate Degrees. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
1866 Southern Lane, Decatur,
GA 30033-4097,
(404) 679-4501.
The Practical Nursing program is approved by the Board of Examiners of
Licensed Practical Nurses for the State of Georgia, 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon,
GA 31217-3858,
(478) 207-1300.
The Southeastern Technical College Medical Assisting Program is
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs (www.caahep.org) upon
the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association
of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs; 1361 Park Street, Clearwater,
FL 33756;
(727) 210-1300. Graduates are eligible
to take the Certified Medical Assistant Examination.
Emergency Medical Technician graduates are eligible to sit for the
national registry intermediate exam.
Paramedic Technology program graduates are eligible to sit for the
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic Exam.
The Cosmetology program is approved by the Georgia State Board of
Cosmetology, 237 Coliseum Dr.,
Macon, GA 31217-3858, (478) 207-1300, which
examines and issues master cosmetologist licenses.
The Surgical Technology program is accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) 1361
Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756; (727) 210-1300 upon
recommendation of the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for Surgical
Technology (www.arcst.org)
. Graduates are eligible to take the
National Certification Exam from the Liaison Counsel on Certification Surgical
Technologist.
The Radiologic Technology program is
accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology (JRCERT), 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago,
IL 60606-3182,
312/704-5300. Graduates are eligible to
take the National Registry Examination sponsored by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
The Medical Laboratory Technology program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for
Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 670,
Chicago, IL 60631-3415, 773/714-8880
The STC Pharmacy Technology program is accredited by the American
Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD
20814; 301657-3000. Graduates are eligible to take the National Pharmacy
Technician Certification Exam.
