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CORE COMPONENT 3D ..............................................................................................................118 SCOTTSBLUFF CAMPUS ................................................................................................................118 MAIN BUILDING .........................................................................................................................118 ATHLETIC FACILITIES/RESOURCES .............................................................................................118 LIBRARY ..................................................................................................................................118 MUSIC FACILITIES .....................................................................................................................119 MATH CENTER .........................................................................................................................120 WRITING CENTER .....................................................................................................................121 SMARTTHINKING ONLINE TUTORING SERVICE ..............................................................................122 CLARK N. WILLIAMS MULTI-CULTURAL LEARNING CENTER ............................................................122 ILAC .......................................................................................................................................122 READING LAB ...........................................................................................................................123 SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION ...................................................................................................123 APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES BUILDING ...............................................................................................124 WELDING ...............................................................................................................................124 AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY .....................................................................................................124 AUTO BODY ............................................................................................................................125 THE JOHN N. HARMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER ................................................................125 NURSING ................................................................................................................................126 THE GUADALUPE CENTER ............................................................................................................126 ALLIANCE CAMPUS ......................................................................................................................127 THE POWERLINE POLE FACILITY ..............................................................................................127 SIDNEY CAMPUS ..........................................................................................................................127 COSMETOLOGY ......................................................................................................................128 AVIATION MAINTENANCE .........................................................................................................128 SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................129 FINDINGS FOR CRITERION THREE ...........................................................................................130 Chapter 8 CRITERION 4: ACQUISITION, DISCOVERY, AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE ............133 CORE COMPONENT 4A ..............................................................................................................133 WCCA BOARD POLICY .................................................................................................................133 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY ...............................................................................................................133 FACULTY MEMBERS ......................................................................................................................133 FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOLARLY WORK .....................................134 DEGREE PROGRAMS ....................................................................................................................134 A LIFETIME OF LEARNING .............................................................................................................135 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND YOUTH CAMPS .........................................................................135 DISCOVERY LAB ...........................................................................................................................136 DISTANCE LEARNING CONSORTIUM ................................................................................................136 THREE4FREE PROGRAM ...............................................................................................................136 HIGH SCHOOL CAREER ACADEMIES ..............................................................................................136 ADULT EDUCATION AND ESL SERVICES .........................................................................................137 COMMUNITY EDUCATION ...............................................................................................................137 GOLD CARD MEMBERSHIP AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES ....................................................................138 Western Nebraska Community College Page v
EMERITUS DISTINCTION ................................................................................................................138 CORE COMPONENT 4B ..............................................................................................................138 GENERAL EDUCATION ...................................................................................................................138 STUDENT ADVISING ......................................................................................................................139 STUDENT AWARDS .......................................................................................................................140 STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ...............................................................................................................141 OPPORTUNITIES FOR CO-CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT ......................................................................141 STUDY–ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES ..................................................................................................143 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS .........................................................143 LIFELINK–NEBRASKA PROGRAM .................................................................................................... 144 CORE COMPONENT 4C ..............................................................................................................144 PROGRAM REVIEWS AND PROGRAM CERTIFICATIONS ......................................................................144 TRANSFER AND ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS .................................................................................145 CCSSE DATA RELATED TO LIVING IN A DIVERSE WORLD ................................................................146 THE DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENT LEARNING SURVEY ......................................................146 TECHNOLOGICAL PROFICIENCY .....................................................................................................147 CORE COMPONENT 4D ..............................................................................................................147 HIRING AND EVALUATION PROCESSES ...........................................................................................147 DATA ACCESS .............................................................................................................................148 CODE OF ETHICS AND COPYRIGHT LAW .........................................................................................149 ACADEMIC FREEDOM ....................................................................................................................149 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENTS AND THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT ......................................150 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY ...............................................................................................................150 HONOR CODE ..............................................................................................................................150 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES POLICIES AND ONLINE COURSES ......................................151 SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................151 FINDINGS FOR CRITERION FOUR .............................................................................................152 Chapter 9 CRITERION 5: ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE .........................................................................157 CORE COMPONENT 5A ..............................................................................................................157 PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEES ................................................................................................157 REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS ........................................................................................................157 CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ................................................................................................158 FINE ARTS FESTIVAL ....................................................................................................................158 MUSICAL EVENTS .........................................................................................................................159 EDUCATIONAL THEATRE OFFERINGS ..............................................................................................160 FORMAL SAMPLING MEASURES .....................................................................................................160 EMSI REPORTS ..........................................................................................................................160 CLARUS CORPORATION SURVEY OF SERVICE–AREA NEEDS ............................................................160 CLASS CLIMATE SURVEYS .............................................................................................................160 CORE COMPONENT 5B ..............................................................................................................161 Page vi Western Nebraska Community College
Page 1 and 2: Western Nebraska Community College
Page 4: Introduction A yellowed newspaper p
Page 7 and 8: MISSION STATEMENTS ................
Page 9: Chapter 7 CRITERION 3: STUDENT LEAR
Page 13 and 14: LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES TABLE 3-
Page 15 and 16: DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 3 DI
Page 17 and 18: CRITERION TWO Co-Chairs Dan Kinney
Page 20 and 21: History and Geographic Service Regi
Page 22 and 23: the cosmetology and aircraft mainte
Page 24 and 25: Allied Health Services, and Adult E
Page 26: Chapter 2 Summary of Accreditation/
Page 29 and 30: The Self-Study Process and Report C
Page 32: Chapter 3 Response to Challenges Jo
Page 35 and 36: 8. The use of course-level specific
Page 37 and 38: WNCC has a booth at the Scottsbluff
Page 39 and 40: Below are the same results reported
Page 41 and 42: The above support systems, however,
Page 43 and 44: HATC’s end-of-year enrollment is
Page 45 and 46: years before leaving to assume a pr
Page 47 and 48: Service Area Day Time Independent L
Page 50: Chapter 4 Federal Compliance Lucas
Page 53 and 54: The conversion rate from contact to
Page 55 and 56: 3. Elect to file a written Grade Ap
Page 57 and 58: The College has been in complete co
Page 59 and 60: Contractual Relationships WNCC faci
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Criterion 1: Mission and Integrity
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memorable. When a new institutional
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The passage of Initiative 424 in Ne
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dual-credit enrollment, the require
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Distance Learning Advances in techn
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The College Council now consists of
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to create a bond. Many courses are
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Faculty and Staff The integrity of
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Athletics WNCC’s Athletic Departm
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Strengths Findings for Criterion On
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Criterion Two: Preparing for the Fu
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An expansion of HATC in 2008 includ
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With the growth and expansion of on
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1. Throughout the service area from
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and fees, and 8.6% classed as other
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opportunities for students, but a c
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spent in class and studying takes a
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Examples of planning for current an
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with retirements which occurred in
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As depicted below (based on degree-
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• Intercollegiate Athletics Athle
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In addition to the CAAP test, the C
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Reduction in Force (RIF) Practices
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Summary WNCC executive administrato
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Chapter 7 Criterion 3: Assessment P
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username field and “guest 1” in
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5. Personal Development-including m
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Faculty members are working on plan
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After receiving the survey results
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Pre- and post-tests have been used
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materials for acquisition to the Li
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Director. The Counseling Director i
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may be reticent in traditional clas
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their contact information at semest
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The chart below details sections by
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students from WNCC called “former
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Because of the popularity of the vo
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Although no full-time staffed Writi
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training session to learn the SI me
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5. The Allied Health program offers
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Cosmetology The Cosmetology program
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Findings for Criterion 3 Strengths
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Criterion 4: Acquisition, Discovery
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The following table displays the ty
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providing background and practical
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elative to the type of degree or pr
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8. Cougar Award Given to a student
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alternative energy education, the g
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The Associate Degree in Nursing pro
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There were statistically significan
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The following two excerpts from the
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The body of the Pledge outlines eth
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6. The College seeks to improve the
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Criterion 5: Engagement and Service
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y students and/or faculty members o
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faculty members’ classes are regu
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Examples of the career-related educ
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8. Adopt-a-School WNCC actively par
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Upward Bound (VUB). Student Support
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Cabela’s Corporate University Par
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Selected Results from Student and C
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As can be seen, WNCC fared well in
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Chapter 10 Summary & Request for Co
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Chapter 11 Institutional Snapshot C
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Table 11-60 Applications and Accept
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Table 11-67 Graduates by College/Pr
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Table 11-71 Faculty Member Headcoun
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Chapter 12 Appendices Chapter 12 Ap
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Appendix B Table B-76 Assessment Ac
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Appendix C Table C-77 Faculty and A
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Appendix D Figure D-78 WNCC Organiz
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Western Nebraska Community College
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Understood Valued Empowered Support
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