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Tuesday, Sep 07th

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Course Repetitions, Incompletes and Withdrawals

Attendance standards at Mission Career College are designed to prepare graduates to meet the demands of employers. If the student and MCC are to achieve the goal of placement in a chosen career field, then it is necessary for the student to exhibit the most essential characteristic desired by employers; reliability. Employers define reliability as punctuality, regular attendance, and working an entire shift. While attending MCC, attendance is critical to maintain the correlation between class attendance and learning. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that the student learns at his/her maximum potential, and provides the MCC placement department with a reliability record that demonstrates satisfactory attendance and punctuality, to be used to “market” the MCC graduate to prospective employers upon graduation.

POLICY

It is the policy of Mission Career College to identify students whose attendance falls below acceptable standards of 75% for a six- (6) week module, and then to actively counsel the student regarding lack of attendance and ultimate success in school and career.

Attendance is monitored on a daily basis; however, the student’s attendance percentage is monitored at the end of each module. Students who fall below 75% cumulative attendance at the end of the module will be placed on a 6-week probation period.

Definition of Probation Attendance Violation A student is only placed on probation at the beginning of a module. A probationary period is typically no more than six weeks. The student must achieve an attendance percentage minimum of 75% by the end of the probationary period (one 6-week module) or be subject to termination from the program.

Students who have no attendance for 21 consecutive days will be terminated due to absences.

Attendance/reliability will be monitored in the following manner:

  • Each instructor will check the attendance of students enrolled in their class on a daily basis. This information is recorded on the student’s master grade and attendance sheet.
  • A tardy is defined as arriving to class more than 15 minutes late, or leaving class early.
  • If a student’s attendance falls below an overall 75% at the end of a module, he/she will be placed on attendance probation for the next 6-week module. During the next 6-week module the student must attain a 75% attendance or he/ she will be subject to termination.
  • The Director of Education or designee will counsel with the student regarding the reasons for poor attendance. Documentation of the meeting results will be placed in the student’s file.
  • Special circumstances (such as documented extended illness or death in the family) will be stated on an advising form. If it appears that further absences will not occur, the student will not be required to make up any of the missed days, unless it is necessary to improve the GPA or acquire vital information that was missed.