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Federal Compliance Western Nebraska Community College maintains federal compliance within its various programs and completes necessary reporting in the ways explained below. Credits, Program Length, and Tuition The College offers associate’s degrees, diplomas, and certificates for the purpose of entry-level employment, skill development to maintain employment, or for academic transfer to a four-year institution. Professional skills awards can also be obtained in specific areas. WNCC measures course completion in terms of semester credit hours, with degree requirements as follows: Degree Table 4-9 Degree/Award Requirements Minimum Credits Associate of Arts 60 Associate of Science 60 Award Type A generalist degree within an emphasis area A generalist degree within an emphasis area Associate of Applied Science 60 Degree is earned in a specific program Associate of Occupational Studies 60 Associate Degree Nursing 72 Students earn skill-area credits and obtain a degree in a specific program Prepares qualified students with the skills needed to sit for RN licensure exam Diploma 42 An award earned in a specific program area Certificate 24 Professional Skill Award 6 An award earned in a specific vocational program area An award earned in a specific vocational skill area WNCC has sixteen-week long fall and spring semesters and offers some eight-week course offerings during these semesters (equal in content and contact time to a full-semester offering). Additionally, three different summer sessions are available in ten, five, and six-week sessions. The course offerings in the Business and Individual Training area are often offered in a compressed format, such as all-day or weekend meetings, to meet the needs of businesses and individuals. Regardless of the offering format, all courses maintain the contact hours and rigor as outlined in the master syllabus. WNCC uses a generally accepted ratio formula for contact hour conversion to credit hours (published in the College Catalog), and as those guidelines are also outlined in the audit guidelines for credit-bearing classes used for FTE/REU calculation within Nebraska. Western Nebraska Community College Page 35
The conversion rate from contact to credit hour is shown in the table below: Table 4-10 Credit Course Contact to Credit Hour Conversion Ratio Course by Instructional Type Classroom (traditional lecture style) Ratio of Contact/Credit Hours 15:1 (15 contact hours = 1 credit hour) Laboratory (supervised) 30:1 Vocational Laboratory (supervised) 45:1 Clinical (supervised off-site) 45:1 Cooperative Education (internship, practicum, on-the-job training) (RR 135) WNCC practices mandatory placement for English, mathematics, and courses with a reading prerequisite. The eCompass, a computer-based test available through ACT, is utilized for course placement. The College offers developmental-level reading, writing, and math coursework for students needing remedial work prior to taking a college-level class. Courses with a coding number containing a zero in the fifth and sixth position (four digit alpha plus number XXXX-00XX) do not count as part of the total credits for any degrees offered at WNCC. The College Catalog, Cost of Attendance Sheet, and the website list the tuition and fees for attendance at WNCC, plus additional lab or course fees. The Cougar View packet contains an overall estimated cost of attendance. Those estimates are also available for WNCC students through the College Opportunities On-line (COOL) website, as well as through the IPEDS site through the Standard tuition and fees remain the same for course offerings regardless of instructional method. Service-area high school students taking dual-credit, concurrent-enrollment, or high school academy classes pay one-half the current tuition and fee rates. (See Criterion 2, Core Component 2b, pages 78-79 for tuition/fee history.) Any program specific fees are included in the course tabloid and in materials delivered to the students before the start of class (i.e. the Nursing Handbook or, in the case of Aviation, the testing fees are listed in the WNCC Catalog). Student Complaints Students have the right to be heard at WNCC. Accordingly, the WCCA Board has policies specifying a way in which students can register a complaint. In the majority of cases, a student discusses issues with the instructor, and if that does not resolve the issue, the student is directed by the instructor, or anyone else whom the student may ask, to speak with the Division Chair. From there, the Chair may set up a mediated meeting, or he or she may refer the issue to the Dean of Educational Services. Alternative to this process, however, is the formal system where the student is granted the ability to contact the Student Services or the Educational Services offices directly. Below is the opening section of the policy which provides the basis for direct contact with the Dean of Student Services to lodge a complaint: 60:1 Page 36 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 and 10: Chapter 7 CRITERION 3: STUDENT LEAR
Page 11 and 12: EMERITUS DISTINCTION ..............
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 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
Page 62 and 63: Criterion 1: Mission and Integrity
Page 64 and 65: memorable. When a new institutional
Page 66 and 67: The passage of Initiative 424 in Ne
Page 68 and 69: dual-credit enrollment, the require
Page 70 and 71: Distance Learning Advances in techn
Page 72 and 73: The College Council now consists of
Page 74 and 75: to create a bond. Many courses are
Page 76 and 77: Faculty and Staff The integrity of
Page 78 and 79: Athletics WNCC’s Athletic Departm
Page 80: Strengths Findings for Criterion On
Page 84 and 85: Criterion Two: Preparing for the Fu
Page 86 and 87: An expansion of HATC in 2008 includ
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Page 90 and 91: 1. Throughout the service area from
Page 92 and 93: and fees, and 8.6% classed as other
Page 94 and 95: opportunities for students, but a c
Page 96 and 97: spent in class and studying takes a
Page 98 and 99: Examples of planning for current an
Page 100 and 101: 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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