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Student Rights & Responsibilities

All students have certain rights and responsibilities which should govern behavior while on any Tri-County Technical College campus. Information about student rights and responsibilities is included annually in the College Catalog and is also available at the links below. If you witness inappropriate activity that occurs on one of our campuses or that comes from a member of the College community then please fill out our Indecent Reporting Digital Form.

Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Tri-County Technical College is committed to an ongoing student alcohol and other drug prevention program composed of both education and rehabilitation components. 
Learn more about the Alcohol and Other Drug use policy and procedure .

 

Academic Standing
The purpose of having standards of academic progress is to assist students in attaining their educational goals by providing a scale by which to measure progress toward graduation. A minimum institutional grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is used at the College to determine satisfactory academic standing.
Downloadable (PDF) Academic Standing Document

 

Student Grievance Process
Tri-County Technical College is committed to resolving student grievances, complaints and concerns in a prompt, fair and friendly manner. Students who desire to resolve a grievance internally should follow the College's Student Grievance Process webpage. However, if an issue cannot be resolved internally, you may file a complaint with the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education webpage. For students residing outside South Carolina, the Student Grievance Contact Information for Individual States webpage* listing provides phone numbers, emails and/or links to state education agencies. (Note: Tri-County Technical College is not regulated in Texas under Chapter 132 of the Texas Education Code.) Tri-County Technical College is accredited by the South Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges webpage. The Complaint Procedures Against the Commission or Its Accredited Institution webpage describes the process for filing a grievances with the accrediting organization.
Additional Grievance Process Information webpage.

 

Student Code for the SC Technical College System
The Student Code for the South Carolina Technical College System sets forth the rights and responsibilities of the individual student; identifies behaviors that are not consistent with the values of college communities; and describes the procedures that will be followed to adjudicate cases of alleged misconduct, except cases of alleged acts of sexual violence and sexual harassment.
Downloadable (PDF) Student Code for the SC Technical College System.

Campus Hazing Transparency Report

As required by the Stop Campus Hazing Act, Tri-County Technical College will publish a Campus Hazing Transparency Report, updated at least every six months, if a recognized or established student organization is found responsible for a hazing violation. View Campus Transparency Report. to view the most current report. Interested members of the campus community can also visit our Annual Security Report webpage , which included annual statistics for reported hazing incidents that occur within our reporting jurisdiction consistent with federal law. If you have questions about this report, please contact the Dean of Students, Dr. Mark Dougherty, at mdougher@tctc.edu. 

Title IX and Sexual Violence

The federal gender equality law – Title IX – prohibits sexual discrimination, including sexual harassment in programs and activities that receive federal funding. In general, sexual harassment includes any advances, requests for sexual favors, sexual violence, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that interferes with a student's ability to participate in or benefit from the college's programs or services, or negatively impacts an employee's work environment. Tri-County Technical College is committed to providing an environment that is free from sexual harassment/discrimination.

If you believe you or someone else in the TCTC community has been harassed/discriminated against based on sex, or you have questions about Title IX, please contact the Title IX Coordinator listed below

 

LEARN MORE

Title IX Coordinator
Dr. Mark Dougherty
Dean of Students
Pendleton Campus
Student Success Center, Room 209
Phone number: 864-646-1871
Email: mdougher@tctc.edu

Chief Student Services Officer
Dr. Darren Lipscomb
Vice President for Student Affairs
Pendleton Campus
Student Success Center, Room 126
Phone Number: 864-646-1562 
Email: dlipscom@tctc.edu 

Download our Sexual Harassment Rights, responsibilities and Responses brochure.

 
For additional information review Downloadable (PDF) STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PROCEDURE