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Student Services | SFCC College Catalog 2010-2011Student Services | Student Handbook 2010-20114.6Recruitment materialsRecruitment materials and presentations accurately represent the institution’s practices and policies.JudgmentCompliant Non-Compliant Not ApplicableNarrativeSouth Florida Community College's (SFCC) recruitment materials and presentations accurately representthe college's practices, policies, and academic programs, as well as its accredited status with theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The college exercises appropriate institutionalcontrol over such materials and presentations; therefore, it is in compliance with Federal Requirement4.6. All statements contained in recruitment materials are factually accurate and current.Recruitment MaterialsSFCC's three primary sources of information concerning policy and procedures, services available, andprograms and courses offered are the SFCC College Catalog, the Student Handbook, and theSchedule of Classes, which is published twice a year. Each of these publications is readily available onthe SFCC Web site. The SFCC Student Handbook is distributed also through the college's variouscampuses to students in a printed format. During the process of development, the College Catalog,SFCC Student Handbook, and Schedule of Classes are reviewed scrupulously by numerous experts inparticular subject matter, who ensure that all information portrayed in these publications accuratelyreflects the policies and procedures governing SFCC's operation as an accredited institution within theFlorida College System.To supplement the recruitment process, the College Web site, program brochures, advertisements,press releases, videos, and any other marketing and recruitment materials are produced by or inconjunction with the Community Relations and Marketing Department. These materials are based oninformation contained in the College Catalog, the SFCC Student Handbook, and the Schedule of Classes.Each brochure is updated annually, when information about a program changes, or before the College'ssupply of it becomes depleted, whichever occurs first. Web site information about various programs andservices is updated at least annually or as specific information changes. Community Relations andMarketing Department staff work closely with division and department administrators and program chairsto keep information and images fresh, current, and accurate.Recruitment PresentationsSFCC's Enrollment Management Department partners with no fewer than eight college advisors in itseffort to provide outreach services and activities for prospective students and their parents. Designatedadvisors currently offer assistance at Avon Park, DeSoto, Hardee, and Sebring high schools; through thecollege Admissions and Financial Aid departments; and for limited-access allied health programs.Advisors are expected to participate in recruiting activities throughout the academic year. These activitiesare developed annually, scheduled at the same times each year, and logged onto a recruitmentcalendar that is shared through the Enrollment Management Department. Some of the regularlyscheduled events are campus information sessions, held in October and July; College for a Day for highschools seniors, held October through December; the College and Career Fair for high school students,held in February; Go Higher, Get Accepted financial aid program, held March through May; and EighthGradeSouth FloridaTransition,CommunityheldCollegeMarch through May. Other activities directed at encouraging prospectivePagestudents199 / 202to consider SFCC as their option involve presentations at schools and throughout the community, as wellas campus visits.