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17.9 The dean may impose appropriate penalties regarding
student violations that include:
(a) Suspension for the following durations: five years,
four years, three years, two years, one year, one semester,
or one week.
(b) Restricted enrollment;
(c) Restricted advisement;
(d) Restriction from campus and college activities; or
(e) Any other penalty judged to be appropriate for the
particular offense.
18.0* State and District Resident
(a) To be classified as a resident of the district, one must
have occupied a dwelling in the community college
district for 30 days immediately prior to the beginning
of the term/semester and must demonstrate
district residency by providing a high school transcript,
a drivers license, a voter’s registration card, or
other requested documentation.
(b) Residents of a contiguous community college district
whose “home” high school, due to consolidation
of high school districts, is within KCC’s district
will be considered in-district residents for purposes
of tuition assessment and admission to programs.
(c) Individuals who do not reside in district 520 but
work at least 35 hours or more a week within the
district are eligible for in-district tuition. Students
will be asked to provide proof of employment by
submitting a signed affidavit from their in-district
employer on company letterhead stating they are
employed for 35 hours or more per week.
(d) Students owning property within the district will be
assessed in-district tuition if acceptable documentation
is provided.
18.1* Other Provisions
(a) Students who fail to meet the 30-day requirement
prior to enrollment may not satisfy the requirement
while enrolled in consecutive terms as a student.
(b) Students who move to Illinois from outside the state
or from other parts of Illinois to the district with a
verifiable interest of establishing a permanent residence
and without the primary intent of attending
a community college may be exempted from the
30-day requirement for establishing state and/or
district residency.
18.2* For the college’s purposes of determining residency, an
adult student is a person 18 years of age or older, and
a “minor” student is a student under 18 years of age.
Nonresident status will be assigned to those students
who do not meet the requirements for resident status
other than those exceptions clearly indicated in the following
regulations.
18.3* Residency Determination
Evidence for determination of residence status
of each applicant for admission to the college
is to be submitted to the Office of Admissions
and Registration at the time of application for
admission. A student may be reclassified at any time
by the college upon the basis of additional or changed
information. Student residency will be reviewed each
semester/term of enrollment. However, if the student
is classified in error as a resident student, the change
in tuition will be applicable for the semester or term in
which the reclassification occurs; if the student is classified
in error as a nonresident, the change in tuition will
be applicable to the term in which the reclassification
occurs, provided the student has filed a written request
for a review with the Office of Admissions and Registration
in accordance with these regulations.
Definition of Terminology:
To the extent that the terms “bona fide residence,” “independent,”
“dependent,” and “emancipated” are not
defined in these regulations, definitions will be determined
by according due consideration to all of the facts
pertinent and material to the question and to the applicable
laws and court decisions of the state of Illinois.
Voter registration, filing of taxes, proper license and registration
for the driving or ownership of a vehicle, and
other such transactions may verify intent of residency in
a district.
18.4* Procedure for Review of Residency Status and/or
Tuition Assessment:
A student who takes exception to the residency status
assigned and/or tuition assessed will pay the tuition
assessed, but may file a claim in writing to the Office
of Admissions and Registration for a reconsideration
of residency status and/or an adjustment of
the tuition assessed. For purposes of admission, the
written claim must be filed within 20 (twenty) calendar
days from the start of the term/semester.
18.5* Married Student:
A nonresidential student who is a citizen of the United
States of America or who holds permanent resident,
“Refugee-Parolee,” or “Conditional Entrant” status with
the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service,
whether male or female, or a minor or adult, who
is married to a person who meets and complies with all
of the applicable requirements of these regulations to
establish resident status will be classified as a resident.
18.6* Persons Not Citizens of the United States:
A person who is not a citizen of the United States of
America, to be considered a resident must have permanent
resident status at least 30 days prior to enrollment.
18.7* Armed Forces Personnel:
A student on active duty in the Armed Forces of the
United States who resides in the district will be assessed
in-district tuition along with his/her dependents.
18.8* Staff Members: KCC staff members and their dependents
will be treated as residents.
19.0* Petition and Appeal
19.1* Whenever students believe that application of these policies
in their individual case is unfair or inappropriate,
they may petition for review and consideration by the
Academic Appeals Committee (AAC). A written petition
signed by an adviser must be submitted to Student
Services which will forward it to the AAC. The student
may be asked to appear before the committee. Committee
action is official with the dean of Instruction’s
written approval.
19.2* The student and other involved personnel will be notified
in writing by the chairperson of the Academic Appeals
Committee as to the action taken on the appeal.
19.3* All official action relative to a student appeal must be in
writing, and copies of correspondence will be filed with
the Office of Admissions and Registration.
19.4* The Academic Appeals Committee is composed of one
division chair/program director selected by the Instructional
Programs Administrators, two student services
advisers, and three faculty members.
178 Kankakee Community College • 2009-10 catalog