| CVCC Catalog 2004 - 2006
As a service to students and to the community, the College maintains a staff of professional counselors who assist students in making decisions regarding their educational, personal-social, vocational, and career plans. As a part of this assistance, students have available appropriate tests, study skills training, group services, inventories, occupational and educational information, and information regarding financial assistance or employment. These services are available at no cost to the CVCC community. Counselors lead personal growth courses which are listed in the class schedule each semester under the heading “Student Development.” Counselors also make referrals to appropriate community agencies when a need exists that can be better met by another agency. Counseling sessions are confidential, and students may request services from the counselor of their choice. Recruitment and High School Articulation TOP The College cooperates with the high schools in the region to provide pre-college counseling to those students planning to attend the CVCC. Students in area high schools are kept informed of the offerings of the College. Counseling staff are available Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. to provide assistance and respond to requests from those individuals seeking information about, or admissions to, the College. A comprehensive academic advising system is an important element in providing the individualized attention many students require. A faculty member may be designated as a student’s advisor to provide educational advice in the student’s field of specialization. Faculty advisors assist students in planning their programs of study for graduation and for employment. Students planning to transfer to four-year colleges are advised by the Counseling staff. Faculty advisors will refer students to a counselor for concerns outside the advisor’s professional scope. Students assigned to faculty advisors should consult them before each registration and are encouraged to confer with them frequently regarding academic matters. Students who are not assigned to faculty advisors will meet with counselors and/or educational advisors for academic advising and registration. The Career Resource Center, located in the Counseling Center, is available for individuals who want to learn more about specific occupations/ careers and employment trends. The Center houses occupational information in the form of books, pamphlets, charts, cassette tapes, and a computer-based career planning system. These career materials are frequently used in conjunction with various interest inventories administered by counselors. Catalog information from other colleges and universities is also available in the Career Resource Center. A well-planned testing program for all students is coordinated by the Counseling Center. Placement testing is required for all new students planning to enter one of the associate degree, diploma, or certificate programs at CVCC. The test battery, which covers English and mathematics, is administered at the College or a designated test center prior to registration. Information concerning testing dates is available from the Counseling Center. In addition, special tests and inventories are available for determining interests, study habits and attitudes, as well as educational and occupational ability. These tests are useful to students if they wish to understand themselves in terms of their interests, motivations, abilities, occupational and life goals. Since these tests are usually administered as part of the counseling process, students wanting personal/vocational assessment should make an appointment with a counselor. Students who feel that they have competency in a particular course may take tests to demonstrate proficiency. This testing is arranged by contacting the Dean. An orientation program has been established to acquaint new students with the purposes and programs of the College. The orientation program begins before registration when the student meets with a counselor or educational advisor to discuss the student’s educational interests, to provide placement test interpretation, to determine what additional tests may be needed, and to plan the student’s application for admission to a specific curriculum. The student will also meet with a counselor or educational advisor to plan a program and course of studies. As part of the College’s student assessment program, all entering freshmen will take the Academic Profile during their orientation to the College. An orientation course, for example STD 100, is required for graduation in all degree and many certificate curricula. It is best to take this credit course in the first semester at the College. Once a student completes 13 semester hours, STD 100 must be taken if it is required in the chosen curriculum. Services for Students with Disabilities TOP It is the intent of CVCC to be in compliance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to provide reasonable accommodations for all students. Persons with a disability who are considering applying for admission on a full- or part-time basis should schedule an appointment with the Disability Support Services Counselor, located in the Counseling Center in Amherst Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss program accessibility and individual needs. Applicants with disabilities who plan to enroll in the College must schedule this meeting no less than four weeks before the beginning of the semester in order to insure that accommodations will be available on the first day of classes. All requests for ADA-related services must be made on the College Disability Support Services Application and Referral Form, available in the Counseling Center. Students who believe they have been discriminated against based on disability may seek relief through the ADA Grievance Procedure. Contact the Disability Support Services Counselor for a copy of the ADA Grievance Form. Continuing Education
TOP Continuing Education is a process of lifelong learning for individuals who are not enrolled in a formally structured program plan. Continuing Education includes credit courses offered independent of a program plan to enable individuals to continue their learning experiences as well as non-credit courses and specialized services providing for the educational needs of the region. These latter services may include offerings outside of formalized classroom instruction, such as conferences, workshops, and seminars. These programs will be offered on-campus or at a convenient off-campus location. In accordance with the standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Central Virginia Community College awards Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.’s) and maintains permanent records for individuals who complete appropriate courses or programs. C.E.U. records are maintained according to the general college records retention policy found in the Academic Information section of the College Catalog Community services are those services provided by the personnel of the College who assist in the coordination or facilitation of special community service projects sponsored in conjunction with other local, state, or federal agencies, as well as non-profit interest groups. Many non-credit programs are offered each semester to serve special community needs. A listing of Community Service courses is included in each semester's schedule. Courses and workshops often result from requests by individuals or groups within the community. The programs pay for themselves through fees charged to participants. State funds are not used for setting up or offering a course or paying for the instructors. Fees for Community Service courses vary depending upon the actual cost for each course. Cooperative Education/Coordinated Internships TOP Cooperative education and coordinated internships are programs combining academic study with work experience. These programs are designed to provide students with valuable work experience related to their program of study at CVCC through supervised learning arrangements with participating employers in business, industry, and service agencies. The main objective of cooperative education and coordinated internships is to bridge the gap between theory and practice by allowing students to apply skills learned in the classroom to practical on-the-job learning situations. This joint venture between the College and participating employers extends the students’ educational experiences and provides a total educational program. In addition to using classroom knowledge in actual work situations, students will be able to work with people from different backgrounds and make contacts for permanent employment upon graduation. Also, college credit is earned for the cooperative education experiences and internships. With their earnings from their cooperative education jobs, cooperative education students can help pay for the cost of their education. Cooperative education offerings and coordinated internships may be arranged for many programs. Workforce Development and Training TOP Central Virginia Community College works with local employers to design workforce training programs to meet specialized training needs. Program topics may include pre-employment training, technical skills training, supervisory training or soft skills, and courses may be offered as part of a certificate or degree program or as non-credit courses. Formats are designed to meet specific employer needs, and the training may be held on campus, at the workplace or at other convenient locations. More information may be provided about available educational services by contacting the Vice President for Workforce Development and Continuing Education at CVCC. Central Virginia Community College serves as the regional apprenticeship center whose mission is to help develop Virginia’s workforce for the twenty-first century. The eight essential components of apprenticeship are that it is a training strategy (1) that combines supervised, structured on-the-job training with related theoretical instruction and is sponsored by employers or labor-management groups that have the ability to hire and train in a work environment; (2) that prepares people for work by conducting training in bona fide work settings; (3) with requirements that are clearly delineated in Federal and State laws and regulations; (4) that leads to credentials of a Certificate of Completion and official journeyperson status which have explicit meaning and recognition in the eyes of Federal and State governments and relevant industries; (5) that involves a tangible and generally sizeable investment on the part of the employer or labor/management program sponsor; (6) that pays wages to its participants and increases those wages throughout the training program in accordance with a predefined wage progression scale; (7) in which participants learn by working directly under the supervision and tutelage of masters in the craft, trade, or relevant occupational areas; and (8) that involves a written agreement and an implicit social obligation between the program sponsor and apprentice. For more information, please contact the Apprentice Office at CVCC. Consortium for Continuing Higher Education TOP In cooperation with the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia, Central Virginia Community College has joined with other institutions of higher learning in the Central Virginia region to form the Central Virginia Consortium for Continuing Higher Education. The purpose of this regional consortium is to provide maximum opportunity for the continuing education of adult citizens in the region. Adequate opportunities include appropriate credit and degree programs by member institutions at both the undergraduate and the graduate level.
Bedford
Learning Resources Center
TOP The primary mission of the Library and Learning Resources is to support the learning needs of the student body by providing access to primary and secondary learning resources in print, audiovisual and electronic formats; and to give assistance in the development of skills necessary for their effective utilization. Access to resources will include items immediately available on campus, supplied through interlibrary loan or a database, and delivered or transmitted from another location. The LRC’s secondary mission is to assist faculty, staff and administration with their research needs and, to a lesser extent, to make materials and reference assistance available to members of the surrounding community. LRC hours during Fall and Spring semesters are different for the Library and the Learning Lab: Learning Lab Semester Hours TOP
During the Summer Semester there are no weekend hours in either the Library or the Learning Lab. Friday hours are 8:00 a.m. – noon. When the College is not in session, hours are posted at the entrance to the Library. Conduct in the Learning Resources Center The Bedford Learning Resources Center is a facility for quiet study, browsing, and reading as well as the site for securing information and learning resources. Please ask for assistance if you do not find what you need. Someone is scheduled at the desk at all times to help you. Please refrain from loud talking or other behavior which would prohibit others from being able to study. Smoking, eating, and cell phone use are not permitted. Ethical Information Access Recognizing that expanded access to information in many formats includes the responsibility for its ethical usage, the LRC will follow the security procedures adopted by the VCCS and will abide by copyright guidelines in regard to all materials. Elevator The LRC is equipped with an elevator which may be used by anyone for whom the stairs would be a problem. The Library on the first floor of the Bedford building houses more than 35,000 volumes and subscribes to approximately 200 periodicals. Other resources of the Library include compact disks. A local area network provides access to the online catalog, and databases, available through remote online access. The Library has a small collection of popular reading materials available also. Trained personnel are on duty to assist readers. Hours of operation are posted in appropriate locations. Individuals must show their library card to check-out any item. Library Cards Students of the College are issued a library/ID card to check out materials from the Library. Students from other colleges and adults from the community may use the library and are also issued a card but may check out only a limited number of books. Public school students may use the library but may not check out materials unless they are dual enrollment students. Students must show their library card to checkout library materials. Replacement cards are $3.00. Loan Periods
Lost Books/Damaged Materials If a book is not returned within 30 days, an overdue notice will be sent and, if not returned then, it will be assumed to be lost. The library will bill the person for the replacement cost of the book. The Office of Admissions and Records, in cooperation with the Library, will not issue a transcript while Library materials are outstanding. Students may not complete the registration process until past Library obligations have been cleared. When audiovisual materials are damaged, the borrower must pay for the cost of repairing them unless they are damaged beyond repair. Then, the borrower must pay for replacing each item. Items lost by the borrower must be replaced and the vendor cost and processing cost will be assessed the borrower. Reserve Books These are materials shelved in the Reserve Room by faculty for the use of their classes, and are circulated for a period of time less than the regular loan period. There are two types of reserve:
Gifts The library is happy to receive gift books which fit within our curriculum guidelines, are current and in good condition. Donations with restrictions as to usage or housing cannot be accepted and the library reserves the right to dispose of items as it deems appropriate. Borrowing Privileges from Area Libraries All currently registered students may borrow materials from Lynchburg College and Lynchburg Public Library. If you wish to borrow materials from Lynchburg College please come to the circulation desk in the Library and request a borrower’s form. Current students who are non-residents of the City of Lynchburg may borrow books from the Lynchburg Public Library without paying a fee if they secure a form at the CVCC circulation desk. Interlibrary Loan Materials not owned by CVCC may be loaned to us by another library. Forms are available at the desk and on the library’s web site to request that a book, magazine article, etc. be secured from another institution that owns it. The Library does have access to the location of materials not available in the area. Borrowing material through interlibrary loan usually takes from one to ten days. Off-Campus Centers (Altavista and Brookneal) Students may access the Library's
resources from it's The Open Learning Laboratory, located on the second floor of Bedford Hall, houses a growing collection of audiovisual materials for students to use individually to supplement their studies. The Lab’s media collection of over 2000 pieces includes videotapes, audiotapes, slide and filmstrip programs, and computer tutorial software in a variety of subject areas that support the courses and curricula offered by the College. These materials in math, English, history, science, humanities, etc. provide information for students who need help “brushing up” on a subject, writing a paper or doing research in a course, reviewing a film or video that may have been shown in class, or just those who want to watch programs of general interest. College instructors also prepare materials specifically for their students and make them available in the Lab. The staff of the Learning Lab encourages students to acquaint themselves with the Lab’s collection and services. Other services provided by the Learning Lab include the following: a make-up testing facility for faculty and students; access to computer workstations that are loaded with tutorial software, word-processing software and have Internet access; and access to a multimedia learning center for foreign language study and practice, as well as other video, audio, and computer applications. Media Loan Privileges Materials in the Learning Lab are generally not loaned to students but are to be viewed on equipment located in the Learning Lab. Selected materials may be checked out on an overnight basis. Community agencies and organizations are welcome to borrow materials that may be of interest or value to their group. Additionally, the Learning Lab staff will duplicate certain types of audio material for students who have their own playback equipment and provide blank audio cassette tapes. The person requesting a duplicate must assume responsibility for complying with U.S. copyright laws. The LRC Staff assists in the coordination of the courses that the College offers in non-traditional delivery formats. These Distance Education courses include print-based, web-based and interactive television courses. In addition to preparing materials for students who enroll in these courses and administering and proctoring tests, LRC Staff answer inquiries and provide information to students within and outside of CVCC’s service region who have questions about the details of these instructional options. The Audiovisual Services Department of the LRC exists to support the educational efforts of the teaching staff by providing instructional hardware and arranging for the maintenance and operation of the College’s audiovisual equipment. Services provided include videotaping classroom and general College activities, taping educational programming off-air or off-satellite, arranging for teleconferences for on-and off-campus groups, and assisting faculty in the development of instructional materials for individual or classroom use. Forms for requesting audiovisual services may be secured from the LRC staff.
Center
for Workforce Development and Continuing Education
TOP The College has a Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education to better meet and serve the needs of Central Virginia. The Center’s vision is to be the education/training resource of choice in Virginia’s REGION 2000. Its mission is to design, execute and continuously improve education, training, consulting and administrative services resulting in improved customers’ systems, processes and human resource capabilities. Its strategy to implement the vision is to seek first to understand customer specific needs and specifications and then to create and execute an educational/training plan with measurable outcomes. Its goal, pure and simple, is “customer satisfaction”. The Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education administers programs for business and industry training, community services, continuing education, and serves as the College’s liaison for economic development. Apprenticeship, ISO-9000, SPC, Achieve Global, Project Management, Work Force Skills Analysis, and Process Improvement are ongoing programs of the Center. Advanced Manufacturing Technology Association (AMTA) TOP Through a partnership with the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Association (AMTA)and Central Virginia Industries (CVI), CVCC offers programs utilizing the latest in advanced manufacturing technology at the AMTEC facility on Candlers Mountain Road. An innovative resource center that provides training and technology services to modern manufacturers and their employees, AMTEC is set up as a "teaching factory," where students are exposed to state-of-the-art technology and actual production issues in a modern manufacturing environment. Courses are customized to meet specific workplace needs, and instruction is delivered using the latest equipment obtained through partnerships with many of the country's leading vendors. Both credit programs and customized non-credit programs are offered at AMTEC. Courses can be designed to meet specific training needs on specific equipment, and schedules are designed to meet employers' and employees' needs. With its ability to offer cutting-edge training, valuable expertise and continuous exposure to the latest technology, AMTEC is well equipped to help industries and employees in Region 2000 to move toward a more successful future. For more information, contact AMTEC or the Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Educaion at CVCC. Central Virginia Community College is a partner in the Tech Prep Region 2000 Educational Consortium. The consortium includes the school districts of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell counties, Lynchburg and Bedford cities, and representatives of business, industry and government. Tech Prep is a secondary/post secondary initiative that promotes career planning while strengthening basic education academic skills. A number of innovative educational programs have been developed among the participating school districts and CVCC that permit secondary students to receive collegiate credit for work completed in high school. The Tech Prep
Region 2000 Educational Consortium maintains an office at Central
Virginia Community College. A full explanation of current and
planned Tech Prep activities is available at the following
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