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Support Services
Support Services for Students continued
www.lwtech.edu/support_services
Support Services
STUDENT COMPLAINTS
If you believe you have been treated unfairly or wronged
in some way, you should take the following steps:
Try to resolve the issue with the person involved
Talk to the person’s direct supervisor
Request an appeal through the appropriate Vice President
STUDENT CONDUCT CODE
Lake Washington Institute of Technology has specific
expectations regarding the conduct of those involved in
the college community. Students are expected to comply
with the college student conduct code, WAC 495D-121,
and failure to do so may result in disciplinary actions, up
to and including expulsion from the college. The student
conduct code is available in the student handbook,
on the college website and in the college Policy and
Procedure Manual located in the library.
STUDENT PROTECTIONS
No one in the college community shall suffer
recrimination or discrimination because of participation
in the due process grievance procedure. Confidentiality
will be observed pending resolution. A grievance shall be
considered resolved if timelines are not maintained.
TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECTS
East Building, E214 | (425) 739-8361
TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) Project: Provides
academic support for eligible first-generation and/or
low-income students.
TRiO Support Services for Students with Disabilities
(SSSD) Project: Provides academic support for eligible
students with documented disabilities.
LWIT’s two Student Support Services Projects are federally
funded and established for the purpose of assisting eligible
students in achieving their postsecondary ambitions.
Students are encouraged to complete their associate degree
or certificate program and, whenever feasible, transfer to a
4-year institution. TRiO provides supportive services such as
tutoring, learning labs, academic counseling, educational
planning, study skills workshops, transfer, career planning,
financial education, scholarship workshops and counseling.
To be eligible for TRiO Projects, you must:
be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the
United States
be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at LWIT and
in a technical program
be a first-generation and/or low-income student OR be a
student registered with LWIT Disability Support Services
(A student is considered first-generation if neither parent
– or the custodial parent – has a bachelor’s degree.)
be able to meet the need for academic services
criteria as established by LWIT’s TRiO Projects
complete a TRiO application packet and entry interview.
be able to meet with TRiO staff at least three times
per quarter
Applications are available in E214 or by calling
(425) 739-8361 or (425) 739-8353.
All services are through grants from the U.S. Department
of Education. However, the contents have not been
reviewed by the Department and no endorsement
should be inferred. The Lake Washington Institute of
Technology Student Support Services TRiO Projects are
100% federally funded annually at $444,522.00
WORKFIRST PROGRAMS
West Building, W207 | (425) 739-8339 or (425) 739-8131
WorkFirst is an innovative partnership involving the
college, the Department of Social and Health Services
(DSHS), Employment Security Department (ESD),
community-based organizations, business and labor.
The goal of WorkFirst is to assist TANF families, through
training and basic education, to move permanently off all
forms of public assistance and to become self-sufficient.
There are a number of options within the WorkFirst
program to help families attain this goal.
TANF families may be eligible for:
tuition and books
individualized support to reach their goals
educational and career planning
job search assistance and resources
WORKER RETRAINING
West Building, W207 | (425) 739-8206
worker.retraining@lwtech.edu
The college provides special services to people who
have been laid off from work, are displaced homemakers,
or were self-employed and are now unemployed.
Services may include tuition assistance, books, and
educational planning, as well as the development
of an individual training plan.
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