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Statement No. 100OPR – EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCEMay 5, 2008April 20, 2022TITLE: PURPOSE OF THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUALI.II.STATEMENT. The Policies and Procedures Manual is designed to provideinformation that will aid all college employees in their efforts to achieveexcellence at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC). The Manualcontains information concerning institutional policies and procedures to helpeach employee in the performance of his or her job, as well as conceptual andnarrative descriptions of the governance and organization of MGCCC. It isimportant that each employee familiarize himself or herself with college operatingpolicies and procedures as described in the Policies and Procedures Manual.PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBILITIESa. Each entry within the Policies and Procedures Manual shall as appropriateconsist of the following components:i. statement number,ii. identified office of person responsible (OPR),iii. title,iv. statement, andv. procedures and responsibilities.b. For record keeping purposes, the Policies and Procedures Manual shallcontain an appendix composed of the following entries for each policy:i. statement number,ii. title,iii. Board action dates,iv. review date,v. entity reviewed by, andvi. action taken.c. Review of each policy within the Policies and Procedures manual shall beconducted as needed but not less than every three years.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 2

Statement No. 101OPR – EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENTMay 5, 2008December 16, 2020TITLE: HISTORY OF MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGEI. STATEMENT. On September 5, 1911, the Harrison County School Boardestablished the Harrison County Agricultural High School, an action that marked thebeginning of the present Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. As aninducement to locate the school at the little town of Perkinston, a number ofprominent citizens donated 566 acres of land and 626. Their efforts weresuccessful and, with one building, Huff Hall, the institution began operation onSeptember 17, 1912.On June 5, 1916, Stone County was formed from the northern part of HarrisonCounty and the school continued under the dual support of both counties.Realizing that a new educational concept, the junior college, was ideally suited tothe needs of Mississippi, the legislature in 1924 enabled the counties to cooperatewith the state in offering education beyond the high school level to all who couldprofit from it and in their home community. One of the first junior colleges to beorganized was founded in conjunction with the Harrison-Stone County AgriculturalHigh School. Jackson County added its support to the coming institution in thesummer of 1925 and the new institution opened on September 14, 1925, and theHarrison-Stone-Jackson Agricultural High School and Junior College offering thefirst year of Junior College work. Sophomore classes were added in the 1926-27session and the first class of one student finished on May 20, 1927. On July 15,1942, George County added its support to the institution, which then took the officialname of Perkinston Junior College.The institution served the needs of its community endeavoring to fulfill its purpose:“To develop the cultural, intellectual, and character resources of the people of thisarea, point the way to an economic livelihood based on natural resources, andpromote responsible citizenship.”In May 1962, 50 years after its organization, the Agricultural High School divisionwas discontinued and local high schools provided for the youth of the community.On May 10, 1962, the Governor of the State of Mississippi signed into law House Bill597 which created the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District. This bill wipedout county lines as far as the college was concerned. The District became a singleunit in which each taxpayer shared equally in to support junior college education forthe area. The District was founded In order to bring higher education to the peopleso that they could train and/or retrain to meet the needs of business and industry; toMississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 3

enable young people to live at home, hold jobs, and go to school, to bring cultural aswell as academic enrichment to people of all ages.In September 1965, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College became a tri-campusinstitution when two new campuses were opened on the Gulf Coast - Jefferson DavisCampus (renamed Harrison County Campus in 2020) in Handsboro and JacksonCounty Campus in Gautier. In 1965, the Seabee Base Manpower Training Center(founded the previous year) became a branch of the new Jefferson Davis Campus.After its removal to the Industrial Seaway in 1968 this branch took the name HarrisonCounty Occupational Training Center. In 1972, George County OccupationalTraining Center (renamed George County Center in 2001) opened in Lucedale as abranch of Perkinston Campus. In 1973, Keesler Center opened at Keesler Air ForceBase as a branch of Jefferson Davis Campus. In 1985, West Harrison CountyOccupational Training Center (renamed West Harrison County Center in 2001)opened in Long Beach as a branch of the Jefferson Davis Campus.To clearly reflect the comprehensive nature of the college, the name was changedon October 1, 1987, to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.In spring 1991, the college relocated the Harrison County Occupational TrainingCenter to Intraplex 10 with the opening of the Mississippi Gulf Coast AppliedTechnology and Development Center. In spring 2007, the center's name waschanged to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Advanced Manufacturing and TechnologyCenter. Established as a partnership among Mississippi Gulf Coast CommunityCollege, Mississippi Power Company and the Harrison County DevelopmentCommission, the center was founded to serve as a training facility in support ofeconomic development activities on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In 1996, a campus"without walls" concept was introduced, resulting in a fourth campus calledCommunity Campus.In August 2000, the Naval Construction Battalion Center at the Seabee Base inGulfport was established as part of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.Classes began in January 2001, providing even more services to meet the diverseneeds of Gulf Coast residents, both military and civilian. The Gulf Coast office at thebase is in the Moreell Building, which is just inside the Broad Avenue entrance inGulfport.Two other centers have been added to the college since that time. The HaleyReeves Barbour Maritime Training Academy in Pascagoula opened in 2013, and theBryant Center, home of the Nursing and Simulation Center in Biloxi, opened in2018. Those two centers bring the college total to 10 campuses and centersthroughout its four-county district.Locations of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College include:Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 4

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ANDTECHNOLOGY CENTERGulfport, MississippiDISTRICT OFFICEPerkinston, MississippiGEORGE COUNTY CENTERLucedale, MississippiJACKSON COUNTY CAMPUSGautier, MississippiHARRISON COUNTY CAMPUSGulfport, MississippiMississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresKEESLER CENTERKeesler Air Force Base, MississippiMARITIME TRAINING ACADEMYPascagoula, MississippiNAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATALLION CENTERGulfport, MississippiPERKINSTON CAMPUSPerkinston, MississippiWEST HARRISON COUNTY CENTERLong Beach, MississippiBRYANT CENTER AT TRADITIONBiloxi, MississippiPage 5

Statement No. 102OPR -PRESIDENTMay 5, 2008April 23, 2014February 20, 2019TITLE: MISSION, VISION, AND CORE VALUES OF MISSISSIPPI GULFCOAST COMMUNITY COLLEGEMISSIONThe mission of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is to meet the educationaland community needs in George, Harrison, Jackson, and Stone counties by providingsuperior instruction through traditional and technological formats to offer workforcepathways, certificates, diplomas, and associate transfer and applied degrees. Thecollege embraces lifelong learning, productive citizenship, service learning, andleadership development in a dynamic and innovative learning environment.Making a positive difference VISIONMississippi Gulf Coast Community College will be a globally competitive learningcommunity with an entrepreneurial spirit that cultivates student success.CORE VALUESAccountability: An acceptance of responsibility for appropriate actions, obligations andduties.Collaboration: A process that facilitates transfer of knowledge, skills and attainment ofcommon goals.Excellence: A motivation where the highest standards are viewed as benchmarks tosurpass.Integrity: A commitment to honesty and ethical behavior in all situations.Leadership: A process of directing groups of people toward a common goal.Respect: A feeling of esteem or regard for the unique qualities of all individuals.Service: An action performed for others without the desire for personal gain.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 6

Social Responsibility: An ethical, inclusive approach to serve and engage ourcommunity.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 7

Statement No. 103OPR-PresidentMay 5, 2008April 23, 2014May 20, 2020TITLE: INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENTS OF MISSISSIPPI GULFCOAST COMMUNITY COLLEGEI.Teaching and LearningThe processes of engagement and communication between teacher andlearner around a robust curriculum and strong support system that result in theacquisition of skills and an increase in knowledge.II.Student ExperienceCultivating an environment that prepares students to achieve their goals andbecome productive members of society.III.Engagement and PartnershipsAn intentional focus on understanding and responding to the current andemerging needs of internal constituents, external partners, and the Gulf Coastregion.IV.Institutional ExcellenceFocus on institutional operations and efficiencies, infrastructure, resources,and facilitate the advancement of the College’s commitments, constituents,and community.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 8

Statement No. 104OPR – PRESIDENTMay 5, 2008July 9, 2008December 11, 2008October 21, 2009November 9, 2018December 16, 2020June 22, 2022TITLE: ACCREDITATIONI.STATEMENT. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is accredited by theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges(SACSCOC) to award Associate of Arts degrees, Associate of Science degrees,Associate of Applied Science degrees, certificates, and diplomas. Questions aboutthe accreditation of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College may be directed inwriting to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission onColleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, by or calling 404679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website(www.sacscoc.org). Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is accredited bythe Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation.The following programs hold specialized professional accreditation:ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING — Mississippi Board of Trustees of StateInstitutions of Higher Learning, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211 (601432-6486) and nationally accredited by the Accreditation Commission forEducation in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA30326, Telephone number 404-975-5000.*COSMETOLOGY – License #510549/Registration #08-135 (George CountyCenter) and License #519406/Registration #08-11943 (West Harrison CountyCenter), State of Mississippi Board of Cosmetology*, 239 North Lamar Street,Suite 301, Jackson, MS39201, Telephone number-601-359-1820.www.msbc.ms.gov.CULINARY ARTS TECHNOLOGY AND BAKING AND PASTRY TECHNOLOGY– American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission(ACFEFAC), 180 Center Place Way, St. Augustine, FL 32095, Telephone number904-824-4468. Website www.acfchefs.org.EMERGENCY MEDICAL SCIENCES-PARAMEDIC — Commission onAccreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 9355 113th StreetMississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 9

N., #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, Telephone number 727-210-2350,mail@caahep.org, under the recommendation of Committee on Accreditation ofEducational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP), 8301 LakeviewPkwy, Suite 111-312 Rowlett, Texas 75088, Telephone number 214-703-8445,Website www.coaemsp.org.*MASSAGE THERAPY – License 1711, Mississippi State Board of MassageTherapy*, 353 South Forth Street, Morton, MS 39117. Telephone number 601732-6038. www.msbmt.ms.gov.MEDICAL ASSISTING – Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health EducationPrograms (CAAHEP), 9355 113th Street N., #7709, Seminole, FL 33775,Telephone number 727-210-2350, mail@caahep.org, under the recommendationof Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB), 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite1575, Chicago, IL 60606, Telephone number 800-228-2262. Websitewww.maerb.org.MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY – National Accrediting Agency forClinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N River Road, Suite 720,Rosemont, IL 60018-5119, Telephone number 773-714-8880, info@naacls.org.PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT - Commission on Accreditation in PhysicalTherapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314,Telephone number 703-706-3245, Website accreditation@apta.org.PRACTICAL NURSING — Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB), 3825Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211, Telephone number (601-432-6518),Mississippi State Board of Nursing (MSBON), 713 Pear Orchard Rd, Plaza II Suite300, Ridgeland, MS 39157, Telephone number 601-957-6300, and nationallyaccredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN),3390 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, Telephone number404-975-5000.*PROCESS OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY – North American ProcessTechnology Alliance* (NAPTA), 1501 N. Amburn Road, Suite 3, Texas City, TX77591, Telephone number 903-237-9382. Website www.naptaonline.org.RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY — The Joint Review Committee on Education inRadiological Technology (JRCERT), 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850,Chicago, IL 60606-3182, Telephone number 312-704-5300, mail@jrcert.org.RESPIRATORY CARE TECHNOLOGY — Commission on Accreditation forRespiratory Care (CoARC), 264 Precision Blvd, Telford, TN 37690, TelephoneNumber 817-283-2835. Website www.coarc.com.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 10

SIMULATION CENTER – Society of Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), 2021 L.Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone number 866-7306127. Website www.ssih.org.SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY – Commission on Accreditation of Allied HealthEducation Programs (CAAHEP), 9355 113th Street N., #7709, Seminole, FL 33775,Telephone number 727-210-2350, mail@caahep.org, under the recommendationof Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and SurgicalAssisting (ARC/STSA), 19751 Main Street #339, Parker, CO 80138, Telephonenumber 303-694-9262, info@arcstsa.org.*These accrediting agencies are not federally recognized.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 11

Statement No. 104.1OPR – EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, TEACHING & LEARNING/ COMMUNITY CAMPUSNovember 14, 2012February 20, 2019TITLE: SUBSTANTIVE CHANGEI.STATEMENT. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College notifies the SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, of changes inaccordance with the Commission’s substantive change policy, and whenrequired, seeks approval prior to the initiation of changes.A substantive change is a significant modification or expansion in the natureand scope of the mission of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College recognizes its responsibilities for thereporting of substantive changes to the Southern Association of Colleges andSchools, Commission on Colleges in accordance with the definitions andprocedures outlined in the ‘Substantive Change for SACSCOC AccreditedInstitutions.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 12

Statement No. 105OPR – EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCETITLE: COMPLIANCE POLICYl.August 22, 1977November 2, 1977December 6, 1988February 25, 1999May 5, 2008STATEMENT. In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, TitleIX, Education Amendments of 1972 of the Higher Education Act, Section 504 ofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 andother applicable Federal and State Acts, the Board of Trustees of the MississippiGulf Coast Community College hereby adopts a policy assuring that no one shall,on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age or qualifieddisability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwisebe subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the College. TheMississippi Gulf Coast Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer andwelcomes students and employees without regard to race, religion, color,national origin, sex, age or qualified disability.Short form to be printed on official college publications- - - - - Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer andwelcomes students and employees without regard to race, color, religion,national origin, sex, age or qualified disability.For further information, contact the Equal Opportunity Representative at aMississippi Gulf Coast Community College Center, Campus, or the District Office.Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePolicies and ProceduresPage 13

Statement No. 106OPR – PRESIDENTJuly 1, 1978December 6, 1988January 11, 1996May 5, 2008TITLE: STATEMENT OF ETHICS FOR MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITYCOLLEGE EMPLOYEESI.STATEMENT. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College employees mustconform to an ethical code. The code must be idealistic and at the same timepractical so that it can apply reasonably to all College employees. The Collegeemployee must acknowledge that the College belongs to the public served forthe purpose of providing educational opportunities to all. The College employeeassumes the responsibility for providing professional leadership in the Collegeand in the community. This responsibility requires the employee to maintainstandards of exemplary professional conduct. It must be recognized that theemployee's actions will be viewed and appraised by the community, professionalassociates, staff, and the students. To these ends the College employee mustsubscribe to the following statement of ethics.II.PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe College employee must:A. Place the well being of students as the fundamental value for all decisionsmade and actions taken.B. Fulfill professional responsibilities with honesty and integrity.C. Support the principle of due process and protect the civil and human rightsof all mankind.D. Obey local, sta

719 Procedures for Students Requesting a Medical Withdrawal 442 719.1 Withdrawal from Credit Courses 444 720 Student Off-Campus Activities and Field Trips 447 721 Freedom of Expression 450 724 ADA Compliance/Accommodation Procedure 453 724.1 Service Animals 455 724.2 Emotional Support Animals 459 725 Substance Testing for Nursing and Allied Health Programs 462