Non Credit Policy Guide
The Non Credit Policy Guide includes the most current College policies and procedures.
Welcome
Getting a quality education isn't a matter of chance . . .it's a matter of choice. Attending 果冻传媒 Tech opens your world to choices, possibilities and opportunities. 果冻传媒 Technical Community College is your statewide institution of higher education. The College is fully committed to serving every part of the state through its four conveniently located campuses: Dover, Georgetown, Stanton and Wilmington. 果冻传媒 Tech educates more than 40,000 students each year, 92% of whom are 果冻传媒ans. More than 25% of 果冻传媒 residents have taken courses on one of 果冻传媒 Tech's four campuses. 果冻传媒 Tech offers various distance education opportunities, including online, hybrid, video conferencing, and web conferencing courses.
Mission Statement
The Workforce Development and Community Education Division of the College provides lifelong learning opportunities for personal and professional growth for a diverse population through quality education and training 果冻传媒. In addition, the Division supports economic development efforts by designing and delivering training 果冻传媒 that address the specific needs of local businesses and industries.
College Terms You Should Know
Continuing Education Units (CEU) – Provided upon completion of a non-credit professional development or other career program. Number of units provided are according to the number of training hours per class and are received upon meeting the minimum completion requirements for the class.
Non-Credit – Classes that do not require an individual to be admitted into the College and provide personal or professional enrichment.
Open Enrollment – Classes that do not require a skills assessment or affiliation to enroll and are open to an individual seeking personal or professional development. However, some classes may have a pre-requisite requirement .
Financial Holds – an alert indicating a previous balance exists on a student account which must be reconciled prior to enrolling in any class at 果冻传媒 Technical Community College.
Clinical – some 果冻传媒 that offer continuing education units and/or job readiness skills require participation in a clinical or internship rotation to complete the program.
Certificate of Completion – participants receive a certificate acknowledging the # of continuing education units received for participation in a non-credit class.
Pre-requisites – some classes require a student to take an introductory level class.
Semester – This terminology represents the time frame in which 果冻传媒 Tech organizes the academic year. Non-Credit classes are offered on a rolling enrollment basis during the semester and may start at any point during a given semester. Current semesters are Fall, Spring, Maymester and Summer.
Non-credit Programming And Continuing Education Units
The CEU is a nationally accepted standard for non-credit continuing education courses. A certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the number of hours stated on a non-credit syllabus and may be used as a reference for job promotion or hiring. Designated non-credit professional development courses are CEU-certified.