LCCC policy - Laramie County Community College

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recognized activities and sports, photograph, e-mail address,
dates of attendance including whether currently enrolled,
enrollment status (full time, part time), and degrees and
awards received. The college may disclose any of these items
without prior written consent, unless notified to the contrary in
writing by the student at the Student Records Office.
Records of Deceased Students
Only the personal representative (executor/executrix), parents,
and/or spouse of a deceased student may authorize the release
of education record information regarding the deceased
student for a period of ten years after the death of the student.
Beyond such time, access to anyone requesting the deceased
student’s education records is permitted without permission.
Servicemembers Opportunity College
Laramie County Community College has been designated an
institutional member of Servicemembers Opportunity
Colleges (SOC), a group of more than 400 colleges and
universities providing voluntary postsecondary education to
members of the military throughout the world. As a SOC
member, LCCC recognizes the unique nature of the military
lifestyle and has committed itself to easing the transfer of
relevant course credits, providing flexible academic residency
requirements, and crediting learning from appropriate military
training and experiences. SOC has been developed jointly by
educational representatives of each of the Armed Services, the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, and a consortium of 13
leading national higher education associations; it is sponsored
by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
(AASCU) and the American Association of Community
Colleges (AACC).
Servicemembers are encouraged to consult the Admissions
Office at the LCCC campus concerning the award of
credit for nontraditional learning.
Distance Learning
Distance learning courses currently offered by Laramie County
Community College include telecourses, online courses and
compressed video courses.
Telecourses
Telecourses offer students an alternative in learning and
gaining credit for various college courses. Using the highest
quality video programming, students have a personal way
to earn credit at home. The primary mode of instructional
delivery is via LCCC’s cable channel. DVDs are available by
checkout through the Ludden Library to students outside the
cable channel viewing area. Students come to campus from
time to time for activities such as orientation, conferences
with the instructor and exams. Students may receive college
credit toward an associate degree at LCCC for all telecourses
successfully completed. Most telecourses can be approved for
VA benefits depending on the student’s program.
Compressed Video Courses
Compressed video is a technology that allows students at an
alternate site to receive instruction on a video monitor. Students
at the alternate site receive instruction simultaneously
with students at the LCCC main campus classroom (EEC 132).
Students can see and talk to one another at all sites.
Online (Internet) Courses
Online courses enable students to take college-level courses
while meeting work, family, or transportation schedules that do
not correspond to traditional classroom hours.
Online courses require that students be self-motivated
and self-directed and have basic knowledge of how to operate
a computer. Students must have access to a microcomputer
that is connected to the Internet. Most online courses can be
approved for VA benefits depending on the student’s program.
Correspondence and Military Service Credit
Credits earned by correspondence or in military serviceconnected
schools or through the U.S. Armed Forces Institute
will be reviewed by the college and credit granted, if applicable.
The American Council on Education (ACE) guidelines will be
used for the evaluation of military service credits. A student
requesting military service credit should contact the Director of
Enrollment Services.
Credit by Examination
Credit by examination is designed to measure knowledge
learned in school, on the job, through reading, through observation
or through life experiences.
This testing program is another method of accumulating
credit toward degree completion. The two components of the
program are as follows:
1. CLEP (College Level Examination Program) and
DSST (formerly DANTES)
Subject examinations cover material taught in courses
with similar titles at LCCC. The college will grant the
same amount of credit equivalency to students earning a
satisfactory score as it grants to students who successfully
complete the course. Each subject examination is
90 minutes long. LCCC does not award credit for CLEP
general exams.
2. DEP (Departmental Examination Program)—Specific
LCCC course examinations
Credit for many courses offered by LCCC may be earned
through departmental examinations if a CLEP subject
examination is unavailable. If an LCCC course exists
for which a student would like to earn credit through an
examination, the student should contact the appropriate
division dean to determine whether that possibility exists.
Minimum scores for departmental examinations are
established by the individual divisions. Refer to Testing
Guidelines for more information.
Both the CLEP and the DEP can be administered at Laramie
County Community College. For additional information,
contact the Testing Center, Arp Building, Room 169,
307.778.1105.
Transcript Entries
To qualify for credit by examination, a student must be enrolled
at LCCC. Credit awarded through credit by examination
programs will be applied to the total hours earned and will be
entered on the student's transcript. A student may use credit
by examination to fulfill all degree/certificate graduation
requirements except for the mandatory 15-credit hour
residency requirement. All credits by examination will be
entered on the student's transcript as Transfer Credit (TR) only.
Credit will be awarded for Subject Exams only, not General
Exams. Credit will be awarded only for exams for which there is
a direct equivalent LCCC course.