Policies & Procedures

Policies & Procedures


This section of the website is the centralized location for all Highland Community College policies and procedures as initially compiled from the following sources:

  • Highland Community College Student Handbook (printable version)
  • Highland Community College Policies and Procedures as published and revised by HCC Board of Trustees, Leadership Council, & Human Resources
    • Including but not limited to unclassified professional personnel and classified staff policy and procedures, student employment policies and procedures, and other formally approved documents not included in the list above.

 

College Structure & Revisions

Mission

HCC, the first college in Kansas, provides lifelong learning opportunities and contributes to economic development to enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve.

 Vision

Highland Community College is recognized as the college of choice in Northeast Kansas.

Shared Performance Expectations

Students, faculty, and staff at HCC are expected to grow both academically/professionally and personally in their ability to work and associate with other members of the HCC Community. HCC has defined six “Shared Performance Expectations” (see below) that are essential for all members of the community to
exhibit in order for HCC and all its community members to realize their full potential.

  1. Be Competent at your Work - Know your area of work or study, consistently perform to expectations, use constructive feedback to improve.
  2. Communicate Effectively - Demonstrate the ability to create and understand messages in written, oral, or visual form.
  3. Respect Others - Show respect for other people and the environment, be open to perspectives different from your own, treat people and the environment with courtesy.
  4. Make Good Decisions - Apply critical thinking processes-examine assumptions, gather relevant and reliable data and information, make decisions based on evidence.
  5. Act Responsibly - Within your role or roles at HCC, meet your commitments and be accountable for your own behavior and performance.
  6. Work Effectively in Teams - Contribute productively-as a leader or member of a team.

Academic Conduct

HCC wants students to succeed and encourages students to make responsible academic choices. A student’s course load will be appropriately limited as defined in the course load policy (found in the College Regulations section of the HCC catalog). Students must maintain at least a 2.00 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) to remain in good academic standing.

The following policies and procedures relate to academic conduct at Highland Community College. 

 

Questions regarding Academic Policies can be sent to the Vice President of Academic Affairs at academicaffairs@highlandcc.edu 

Student Code of Conduct

Highland Community College is committed to fostering a campus environment conducive to academic inquiry, a productive campus life, and thoughtful study and discourse. The Highland Community College Student Code of Conduct (hereinafter referred to as “the Code of Conduct” or “the code”) student conduct program within the Office of Student Conduct is committed to an educational and developmental process that balances the interests of individual students with the interests of the HCC community.

Review Code of Conduct

Overview of Student Conduct Process

Prohibited Conduct

Highland Community College considers the behavior described in the following sub-sections as inappropriate for the HCC community and in opposition to the Shared Performance Expectations set forth in this document. These policies, expectations, and rules apply to all students, and the College encourages community members to report all incidents that involve the following actions to HCC officials. Failure to comply with any of the rules/regulations governing the following areas may place a student in violation of the Student Code of Conduct, and subject them to disciplinary action.

Prohibited Conduct Policies