Current College Catalog and Addendum

July 2022

• Updated Appendix F, FERPA Policy 500.11, under Rights of Students (C.1.)  to remove text regarding holding records. (p. 285) Per July Board approval.

• Updated Withdrawal Policy to include Return of Unearned Tuition Assistance as a Related Policy. (p. 25) Per July Board approval

August 2022

• Removed (due to inactivation) LTC’s Computer Security & Forensics certificate (MSS C239) effective 1/1/2023. Deleted from programs (p. 93), front inside cover list of programs, CTE and Career Clusters (p. 70), and program index (p. 292).

• Removed (due to inactivation) WVC’s Shooting Range Safety Officer certificate (FST C574) effective 1/1/2023. Deleted from programs (p. 140), front inside cover list of programs, CTE and Career Clusters (p. 71), and program index (p. 293).

• Revised Physical Therapist Assistant pages (Intro, p. 63 and CAPTE, p. 64) to reflect the updated WVC PTA program’s Accreditation status statement. Effective 8-16-2022 per CAPTE

September 2022

• Removed the Massage Therapy program from the list of Program Accreditations & Approvals as determined during preparation of the ICCB Recognition Report. (p. 12)

• Added the new Vision statement and updated Values on the Mission and Values page (p. 2, now the Mission-Vision-Values page) as outlined in the new Strategic Engagement Plan.

• Revised text in the Allied Health/Nursing section, Application Deadline and Requirements, from specifying that the student must have an Adjusted Individual Test Score at the Proficient Level or higher to directing students to the Nursing Program Advisor for minimal accepted TEAS scores. (p. 59)

• Added text to Allied Health/Nursing, under Application Deadline and Requirements, pertaining to the advisement of reviewing the Nursing Student Handbook. (p. 59)

• Merged Graduation Requirements and Graduation Honors into a single topic to reflect new formalized policy (500.38). Added Highest Honor and revised GPA’s for High and Honor (Eff. beginning with Spring 2024 graduates). Per September Board approval. (pp. 28-29)

• Revised WVC’s Energy Technology (ENRGY D121) curriculum, decreasing total credit hours from 68 to 60; effective June 1, 2023. (p. 103)

• Updated Program Accreditation & Approvals to reflect merger from NATEF to ASE (p. 12); revised program outlines accordingly: FCC’s Automotive Technology (AUM D522), Automotive Service Specialist (AUM C526), Auto Light Repair (AUM C523) (pp. 86-87), and OCC’s Automotive Service Technology (AUM D520), Auto Service Technology I (AUM C531), Auto Service Technology II (AUM C532). (pp. 83-84)

October 2022

• Updated Introduction (under General Information) to remove reference to IECC as a “multi-college” district.  (p. 11)

• New IAI GECC course (GEG 1105) approved - updated: list of IAI GECC Courses and 3 Transfer Outlines (pp. 53-56) and AP Table in Procedure 500.5.3 (p. 279). Effective date is 8/15/2022.

• Replaced Zahi Atallah with Ryan Gower (Interim) LTC College President. (p.9)

January 2023

• Updated Adult Education to reflect new terminology when referencing the former Illinois High School Equivalency Certificate - replaced by the State of Illinois High School Diploma. This is per Illinois legislation effective 1/1/2023. (p. 39)

• Replaced the Board Secretary position vacated by Renee Smith 7-2022 with Sonja Music per January Board approval. (p. 9)

• Replaced the Board of Trustees position vacated by Brady Waldrop 12-2022 with Susan Batchelor per January Board approval. (p. 8)

• Updated Student Placement and Testing to include English as Second Language courses as part of the placement process per January Board approval of revised Policy 500.13. (p. 17)

• New IAI GECC courses (LSC 1108 and LSC 1109) approved - updated list of IAI GECC Courses and 3 Transfer Outlines (pp. 53-56). Effective date is 8/15/2022.

• Updated Certified Medical Assistant (MEDA D292) and Medical Assistant (MEDA C192) to include text related to completing all courses with a 2.0 min. cumulative GPA to qualify for internships. Effective Summer 2023. (pp. 122-123)