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Current Students

Student Consumer Information

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Academic Programs Offered – Online Parkland College Catalog: http://www.parkland.edu/academic.html

Drop/Withdrawal Procedures – Online Parkland College Student Policies and Procedures Manual: http://www.parkland.edu/studentpolicy/withdraw.html

Tuition and Fees Costs – Online Parkland College Catalog: http://www.parkland.edu/catalog/financial/tuition.html

ACCREDITATION

Parkland College is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools, Higher Learning Commission, 30 N. La Salle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org, 800-621-7440.

Online Parkland College Catalog: http://parkland.edu/catalog/general/accreditation.html

ALCOHOL & DRUG POLICY

Online Parkland College Student Policies and Procedures Manual: http://www.parkland.edu/studentpolicy/drug.html

ATHLETICS

Parkland College Athletics website: http://www.parkland.edu/athletics

Teams in the Parkland College Athletic Department are governed by the rules and guidelines of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Mid-West Athletic Conference (M-WAC). /p>

COUNSELING & ADVISING

Parkland College Counseling and Advising Center website: http://www.parkland.edu/counseling

• Academic advising
• Career and transfer planning
• Personal counseling – including personal crisis or emergency

DISABILITY SERVICES

Parkland College Disability Services website: http://www.parkland.edu/counseling/CAdisab.html

• Academic accommodations
• Technical resources

FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)

Parkland College online catalog: http://www.parkland.edu/pnp/chap08.pdf

FINANCIAL AID

Parkland College online catalog: http://www.parkland.edu/catalog/index.html

• Types of need- and non-need based federal financial aid available at Parkland College
• Types of need- and non-need based state and local aid, school aid programs and other private programs
• How to apply for financial aid
• How financial aid eligibility is determined
• Rights and Responsibilities of students receiving institutional aid at Parkland
• Rights and Responsibilities of students receiving federal aid at Parkland
• Terms of, schedules for, and necessity of loan repayment and required exit counseling.
• Criteria for measuring Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) and how student who has failed to maintain SAP may reestablish eligibility for federal aid.
• Summary of requirements for Return of Title IV funds if a student withdraws from classes
• Cost of attending Parkland College

Parkland College Office of Financial Aid web site: http://www.parkland.edu/ss/financial/index.htm

• How Parkland College distributes aid among students
• How and when federal funds are disbursed
• How and when institutional grants and scholarships are disbursed

Individual State Financial Aid programs: Illinois Student Assistance Commission web site: http://collegezone.com

PAYING FOR COLLEGE

Parkland College website: http://www.parkland.edu/financial.html

PUBLIC SAFETY

Parkland College Department of Public Safety website: http://www.parkland.edu/publicsafety/Main.htm

• Crime prevention programs
• Crime statistics
• Parking regulations
• Services to the public

STUDENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - STUDENT CONDUCT

Parkland College web site regarding student policies and procedures: http://www.parkland.edu/studentpolicy/index.html

• Student Policies and Procedures Manual

Parkland College web site regarding student conduct: http://www.parkland.edu/studentpolicy/studentconductcode.html

• Student conduct code

VOTER REGISTRATION

Parkland College Office of Student Life web site: http://www.parkland.edu/ss/stulife/voterregistration.html

• County Clerk offices for Champaign and surrounding counties

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Information

Parkland College • 2400 West Bradley Ave. • Champaign, IL 61821 • 217.351.2200 • 800.346.8089
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