Klamath Community College provides accessible, quality education and services in response to the diverse needs of the student, business, and community. The College supports student success in workforce training, academic transfer, foundational skills development, and community education.

• Apply Critical Thinking to Problem Solving
  Evaluate information, sources, arguments, opinions, and issues to solve problems.
• Communication
  Create and convey thoughts, opinions, or information by listening, speaking, reading, or writing.
• Cultural Competence
  Demonstrate effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts.
• Professional Competence and Self – Efficacy
  Apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes to succeed in a profession or academic program; demonstrate confidence and ability to meet personal, social, academic, and professional goals.
• Teamwork
  Demonstrate effective and respectful participation as members and leaders of diverse teams.

Classroom Setting - To maintain enrollment in a course, students must attend all the first week’s class meetings unless they have made specific arrangements with the instructor. Those who don’t meet this requirement may be dropped from the class for non-attendance. Students are also expected to attend all class meetings of the courses in which they are enrolled, and repeat absences may affect a student’s grade.

Online Setting - Students must access their online course as early as possible during the first week of the term and complete the designated attendance assignment. Completing this assignment during the first week establishes attendance in the course.

• Failure to complete the attendance assignment will result in the student being automatically dropped from the course.
• A student who seeks an exception to this policy must do so in advance of the absence and/ or provide documentation of the emergency that caused it, as determined by the instructor.
• After the first week, if a student stops participating in a course, and the date for dropping has passed, the student may receive a failing grade.

During the first week of the term, a student may be dropped from a class by the instructor for non-attendance OR failure to complete assignments. The student may also choose to drop from a class during the first week of the term with no financial obligation for tuition and fees for the dropped class. After the first week, students may withdraw from a class, but are then financially responsible for all of the tuition and fees. If for any reason a student must withdraw from a course, it is the student’s responsibility to do so by submitting an online drop form through MyKCC or by contacting a Student Success Representative in Enrollment Services.  

A grade of “W” will be assigned if the withdrawal occurs by the 8th Friday of the term (for summer term, the 6th Friday of the term). If a student simply stops attending rather than officially withdrawing, he or she will receive a grade of “F” for the course.

To maintain good academic standing at Klamath Community College (KCC), a student must meet the Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Failure to meet any of the standard requirements will result in warning or disqualification from receiving federal financial aid or warning, probation or academic suspension from attending KCC. 

SAP means maintaining a term GPA of 2.00 and a 66.67% or higher completion rate. The completion rate is based on the number of credits that a student is enrolled in as of the published add/drop deadline. A grade of W, I, or F does not count as successful completion of a class. KCC will apply the SAP standards at the completion of each term after final grades are posted. The completion requirements are listed at: http://goo.gl/rTcQMz .  

Online Technical Support – Canvas provides 24/7, 365 days a year technical support for Canvas issues. All methods of contacting Canvas can be found by logging in to Canvas and selecting the Help option found on the navigation bar. The Help Button will give you the following options for communication: Chat with Canvas Support, Canvas Support Hotline, and Report a Problem. Students can also e-mail Canvas Support: support@instructure.com

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Additional information on academic resources is available from: https://www.klamathcc.edu/enUS/Academics/CTL/Student-Info-Resources.

Library Services – Library resources are available in the LRC which is located in building 9, room 9214. Library databases can be accessed at https://www.klamathcc.edu/Academics/LRC.  

Testing Center Services – Proctoring services are available for students residing in Klamath County and for on-campus students in the testing center which is located in building 3, room 355. Current hours of operation can be found at https://www.klamathcc.edu/en-US/Academics/LRC/Testing-Center Proctoring services for KCC students residing outside of Klamath County can be done remotely using Proctor360, which is available in your CANVAS course. Please contact the testing center for instructions and requirements. *Note: Students must provide their own webcam and microphone.  

Tutoring Services – Tutoring services are available for campus students in the tutoring center and online. The tutoring center is located in building 6, rooms 6108 and 6229. Online students can access the tutors and their schedule at https://www.klamathcc.edu/en-US/Academics/LRC/Tutoring-Center For those needing after hour assistance, tutoring services are available through the TutorMe link in Canvas. 

Learning Accommodations - Klamath Community College’s mission is to ensure that all students with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities. Students can find further information on documentation and services provided at: https://www.klamathcc.edu/Students/Disability-Accomodations.

The mainstays of reducing exposures to the coronavirus and other respiratory pathogens are:

• Physical distancing—minimizing close contact with other people; 

• Hand hygiene—frequent washing with soap and water or using hand sanitizer; 

• Protective equipment—use of face coverings, barriers, etc.; 

• Environmental cleaning and disinfection—especially of high-touch surfaces; 

• Isolation of those who are sick and quarantine of those who have been exposed; 

• With the above considerations, foremost, outdoor activities are safer than indoor activities. However, face coverings are to be worn outdoors for large outdoor events, where physical distancing is not possible, and regardless of vaccination status. 

All students are required to conduct a self-check for COVID-19 symptoms before coming to campus. Primary COVID-19 symptoms of concern: cough, fever or chills, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing. Students must stay at their residence if they have COVID-19 symptoms. 

Students are encouraged to perform appropriate hand hygiene upon their arrival to campus every day. 

All students are required to wear face coverings in all classrooms, laboratory settings, waiting areas, restrooms, hallways, elevators, and stairs.  A “face covering” is defined as cloth, paper, or disposable face mask, or a physical barrier (also known as a face shield) that must fully cover both the nose and the mouth. 

Non-vaccinated individuals – If exposed to a COVID-19 positive individual, you must quarantine for 14 days after your last exposure.  If someone in your household was exposed to a COVID-19 positive individual, you do not need to quarantine as there is very little likelihood that you can become infected from a third party. 

Fully-vaccinated individuals -- If exposed to a COVID-19 positive individual and you are symptom free, you do not need to quarantine. It is recommended you wear a mask for 14 days when around other individuals.   

All students are encouraged to wash their hands frequently. Alcohol-based hand sanitizing products may be used as an alternative to handwashing except before eating and after using the restroom. 

Please be sure to check the Klamath Community College’s coronavirus site  and your student e-mail for continued up-to-date information.  

For additional information, please call (541) 880-2203 or email (polson@klamathcc.edu) the Interim Legal Counsel, Maggie Polson. 

Regardless of the type of course, KCC reserves the right to record all audio or video communications (e.g. Zoom meetings) and to use the recordings for internal and external distribution without seeking consent from each individual depicted. If an individual does not want to be recorded, they should notify their instructor prior to the scheduled recordings.

Effective written communication is an important part of online learning. In a face-to-face classroom, body language, verbal responses, and questions help the facilitator and participants communicate with each other. In an online environment, however, misunderstandings can easily occur when participants do not follow basic rules of netiquette (online etiquette). Therefore, please use the following guidelines when communicating in this course:

• Use a descriptive subject line in forum posts.
• Include your name in all e-mails because recipients cannot always tell who you are based on your e-mail address.
• Derogatory comments, ranting, and vulgar language are not acceptable in any form of communication in this course.
• Keep in mind that something you consider offensive may be unintentional.
• Any student who engages in inappropriate and disruptive communication may be dropped from the course, assigned a grade of “F,” and be ineligible for a tuition refund.
• If you are concerned about something that appears unacceptable, please inform your instructor.
• Do not use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in online communication, as doing so indicates you are yelling. Limited use of capitalized words is acceptable when you need to emphasize a point.
• You may use appropriate emoticons/emojis in the forums, chats, and messages.

Students are subject to disciplinary action if they intentionally or unintentionally participate in any of the following activities:

• Representing someone else’s work or ideas, including those copied from online searches, as their own (plagiarism).
• Using inappropriate or prohibited aids for examinations or graded assignments, including but not limited to others’ answers, notes, phone or other electronic devices, and test files (cheating).
• Submitting work from another class without written instructor permission from both classes.

Note that instructors may submit a selection of papers each term to review potential student plagiarism. The penalty for first offense may include failure of the assignment. A second offense may result in a conduct hearing with possible outcomes of course failure, academic dismissal, or suspension and other sanctions.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) provides for the protection of student records. Consistent with FERPA, KCC has identified information which is considered part of a student's educational records. In compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act, KCC is prohibited from providing certain information of student records to a third party such as information on grades, billing, tuition and fees assessments, financial aid (including scholarships, grants, work-study, or loan amounts). This restriction applies, but is not limited to:
parents, spouse, or a sponsor. Students may grant KCC permission to release information about your student records to a third party by submitting a completed Student Information Consent to Release form.

Klamath Community College is committed to creating a learning and working environment that ensures equal access and opportunity to education and resources for all of its students, free of bias, discrimination, and harassment. This includes, but is not limited to, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, as well as any type or form of, gender-based discrimination, discrimination against pregnant and parenting students, gender-based bullying, and hazing. We understand that sexual violence can undermine students’ academic success, and we encourage students who have experienced any form of sexual misconduct or discrimination to talk to someone about their experience in order to get the support they need.

If you have experienced or observed sexual violence/assault, harassment, or discrimination of any kind, reporting options can be found at www.klamathcc.edu/Complaints, or you may contact the Director of Student Support Services at 541-880-2364 or titleIX@klamathcc.edu.

24-Hour Crisis Line: Students are encouraged to contact the Klamath Crisis Center at 541-884-0390 for support and assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

These policies apply to all forms of learning: face-to-face, hybrid, and distance education.