RVCC 2019 NECHE Self-Study

Hampshire as a self-governing body under the authority of the CCSNH Board of Trustees
and identifies seven colleges throughout the state including one in Claremont which is
currently named River Valley Community College. RSA 188-F-1 also allows for regional
academic centers and covers RVCC’s Keene and Lebanon Academic Centers.
RVCC follows all non-discrimination policies with relation to hiring of all employees and
recruitment and admissions of all students. The RVCC Non-Discrimination Policy is housed
on the college website and is referenced with all hiring notices, as well as on the college
student application. The policy also identifies contact information for the College’s Equity
Committee Chairperson, CCSNH HR Director, US Department of Education, and NH
Commission for Human Rights and EOC.
Students who perform work study jobs where they are privy to private information must
sign and abide by FERPA documentation as part of their employment. These documents
are maintained with the student’s employment record.
RVCC holds its responsibility for sponsored activities of the College very seriously and
generally seeks approval of the Extended Leadership Team. The Team is comprised of the
President, VPAA, VPSA, Chief Business Affairs Officer and representatives from other areas
of the College. Depending on the activity, there might be added approvals needed from
the Student Government Association or Student Club Advisors. For off-campus activities,
the Institution ensures students abide by the Student Code of Conduct and are supervised
by a college representative. For all off-campus activities, students (or their guardians if
they are underage) must sign off on the “Waiver for On or Off-Campus Activities” form
which are then held by the IVPSA (for academic activities) or the SGA President (for
activities sponsored by the Student Government).
Students who are on RVCC sponsored internships, practicums, clinicals, or fieldwork
assignments are held to the same standards as on-campus students and are governed by
the policies in the Student Handbook as well as any specific policies outlined in the legal
agreement (Affiliation Agreements) between the College and the site of the
internship/practicum/clinical or fieldwork. These agreements are reviewed by CCSNH
System Counsel and are housed in the office of Academic Affairs.
Communication with NECHE
RVCC Administration updates NECHE as needed regarding changes at the institution.
RVCC demonstrates honesty and integrity and complies with the Commission’s standards,
policies, requirements of affiliations, and requests. RVCC notifies the commission
regarding adverse events. For example, RVCC was notified in August of 2018 that the OTA
program was put on probation by ACOTE. A plan of corrective action was provided to
NECHE which NECHE responded to positively. Due to the corrective actions taken, ACOTE
removed OTA’s probationary status and reinstated full accreditation in December of 2018.
In addition, as of the writing of this report, RVCC is developing a plan of corrective action
for the Radiologic Technology program, which was placed on probation by JRCERT.
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