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Students with disabilities
To accommodate the needs of students with disabilities, KCC
provides that any student who has a physical disability that prevents
him or her from accessing a classroom for a particular course
has the right to petition the staff of the Disability Services Office
to have the meeting place for that course relocated. Phone (815)
802-8482 for assistance.
Parking spots have been designated in several areas on campus
for students with disabilities. Use is restricted to those who have
a handicap license plate or the state of Illinois handicap parking
permit.
Through the Office of Disability Services, support services are
available for students who can be considered to have a disability
or special need that presents a barrier to learning. See Page 21
of this catalog.
Traffic/parking information
To accommodate all the students, visitors, and staff who drive
to the college and need to park their vehicles, regulations have
been established in accordance with the Illinois Community
College Act.
Copies of KCC’s parking regulations and maps are available
in Student Services. Ignorance of the regulations is not reason
for exemption.
Students and visitors: No special parking permit is required
in non-designated lots.
Disabled: To accommodate the needs of disabled persons,
designated parking is available.
Vehicles must display a handicap license plate or the state of
Illinois handicap parking permit.
Temporarily disabled: Parking permits for temporarily disabled
persons are available in the office of the dean of Student
Services, (815) 802-8500.
Motorcycles: Space is provided in designated lots.
Bicycles: Bicycles are to be parked in bike racks near building
entrances.
Speed limit – Parking lots: 15 mph.; roadways: as posted.
Violators are subject to fines in accordance with state law.
Campus roadways and lots are patrolled by the campus security
force and the Kankakee City Police Department.
Fines – Tickets will be issued and fines assessed for violations of
parking regulations. Fines must be paid within the time specified
on the ticket. Students’ final grade reports will be withheld, and
registration will be prohibited until fines are paid in full.
For further information concerning fines, appeals, and motorist
assistance, consult the Campus Map and Parking Regulations
brochure available in Student Services.
In addition, athletic events, concerts, and construction on
campus may directly affect specific parking areas. In these cases,
alternate parking options will be provided.
Transfer Services
Students planning to transfer from KCC to a four-year college
or university to complete their baccalaureate degrees can receive
special assistance through Student Services.
A transfer information center – the Transfer Center Annex – is
located in the College Center (cafeteria). It is used by representatives
of four-year colleges to directly answer transfer students’
questions. Schedules of upcoming college visits are posted there
and at other locations on campus. They also are broadcast on the
college television monitors.
A Bachelor’s Degree Completion Center also has been established
in the Transfer Center in Student Services. It is used by
representatives from four-year colleges and universities to meet
with students interested in transferring to those schools. Students
can walk-in or make an appointment. Check with your
transfer adviser to make an appointment.
KCC participates in U.Select Illinois, a program that allows
its students to check course equivalencies for KCC courses with
other Illinois four-year colleges and universities. Go to www.
itransfer.org and choose U.Select Illinois to find out how your
courses transfer.
Student Services has catalogs, admission forms, promotional
literature and scholarship information from colleges and universities
across the nation. The transfer coordinator also presents
several transfer workshops throughout the semester. Look for announcements
on the college television monitors, in your student
planner and on the Transfer Center Annex bulletin boards in the
College Center (cafeteria).
Through these programs, KCC enhances the transfer advising
service provided to students. Our goal is to increase the number
of students who complete degree requirements at KCC and successfully
transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree.
For more information on transfer services, go to www.kcc.edu
and click on Transfer Services or phone (815) 802-8208.
TRIO Talent Search program
KCC has been designated the administrator of the TRiO Talent
Search program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
TRiO Talent Search is an outreach program of information,
educational enhancement, and support. This program assists lowincome,
first generation potential college-bound students in grades
six through 12. Services include academic and career counseling,
college visits, tutoring and life skills services, financial aid presentations,
information about college admissions requirements and
available scholarships, and exposure to cultural events.
The TRiO Talent Search offices are in Student Services. For
more information, phone (815) 802-8568.
Upward Bound program
KCC provides a program to assist potentially college-bound
high school students within the college district to overcome
barriers and pursue a postsecondary education. This program is
funded by the U.S. Department of Education and allows KCC
to work cooperatively with select area high schools. The program
provides an academic year enrichment aspect as well as a summer
component for the students to live and study in residence at
Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
For information on the Upward Bound program, phone (815)
802-8562.
Workforce Investment Act program
KCC has been designated as the service provider for the federal
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in Kankakee and Livingston
counties. The primary goal of WIA is to help people realize their
potential by providing employment and training opportunities
with guidance, encouragement, and support.
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