The City Colleges of Chicago have adopted a “student first” policy that is predicated on an awareness that student needs must be understood and met. Kennedy-King College and its satellite campuses, Dawson Technical Institute and the Washburne Culinary Institute, provide a host of guidance, developmental and academic support activities and services to enhance your college experience.
Some of the services that students find helpful in planning their futures include college orientation workshops, financial aid, placement testing, academic advising, job search assistance, career guidance, college credit through examination (CLEP), services for disabled students, veteran affairs, child care, and organizations to enhance student life.
If you are looking for a school dedicated to helping you succeed, Kennedy-King College stands ready to partner with you and your road to success.
College Advisors are available to provide guidance services to prospective, current and returning students, to facilitate a successful college experience. College advisors will assist students in developing educational and career plans, and provide guidance with registration and graduation requirements. Students will be informed of the meaning of academic holds, the resulting impact on their record and how to petition for readmittance. Advisors will make available career inventory surveys for students who want help in identifying or selecting their educational/career goals. Students can receive general information on the academic support services provided throughout the college. In preparation for registration, advisors will assist students in choosing appropriate courses to fulfill their chosen degree or certificate program requirements. College Advisors will also provide information on intervention and social service providers to students in need of assistance in addressing personal needs. Scholarship information that is received by the office is posted in the area to inform students of available opportunities.
ADMISSIONS, REGISTRAR AND RECORDS
The Admissions, Registrar and Records Office helps students get enrolled into the college. Students may obtain admissions and registration information, high school and college transcript evaluation, request Kennedy-King College transcripts, grade inquiries, verify attendance, and apply for graduation. The Office of Admissions and Records refers new students to Academic Advisors for pre-enrollment assistance and information on academic programs. This office also refers new students to the Barker Academic Center for placement testing.
ASSESSMENT and PLACEMENT TESTING
All new Kennedy-King students, continuing or former students without test scores on file are required to go through the assessment process. In the Barker Academic Center, students take a College Placement Test which determines whether they need special academic support services. The test measures students' skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. College and Faculty Advisors then make use of test results, student career interests, and previous academic experience to advise students about their academic programs.
The Career Center assists students in finding full-time and part-time employment. Services include résumé writing tips, templates for résumés and cover letters, fax machines to send documents to potential employers, computer and Internet access. Full and part-time employment opportunities are posted regularly. The Career Center also coordinates an annual Job Fair which brings job seekers and a variety of potential employers together in one setting.
Students exploring a career decision can also get valuable information to help them determine which careers are most suitable through a variety of software programs, and receive occupational outlook advice and assistance on their potential career choice.
These services are also open to the general public. For more information, contact the Career Center at 773-602-5000.
The Kennedy-King College Child Development Center is a laboratory preschool offering care to children ages two through five years. Services are available to children of students, staff and the community. The center provides practicum experiences for students in human services areas and is available as a training resource to such students. The Child Development Center operates Monday through Friday, and has both a day and an evening program. Tuition is based on a sliding scale and varies according to income.
Professionally trained College Advisors are available to assist students in clarifying their educational objectives, exploring career choices, selecting a transfer institution, and making referral to community agencies to work out social or personal problems which may interfere with academic progress. College Advisors orient new students to college life through pre-registration workshops. Advisors assist new students in interpreting placement test scores and offer a variety of workshops and seminars on study skills, education program planning, and college survival skills. The Advising staff also provides pre-admission, and registration counseling.
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TRANSFER CENTER
The College and University Transfer Center at Kennedy-King College assists former students, graduates, and current students in identifying, screening and selecting upper division (4 yr.) colleges and universities to attend. Students will be supported in completing procedures for transfer through direct assistance, workshops, seminars, meetings with four-year college representatives, and visits to transfer institutions.
The Kennedy-King Bookstore is located on the First Level, West-Side of the building. Textbooks for courses at Kennedy-King, as well as supplies are available. A variety of College paraphernalia is also available.
Members of the faculty serve as Academic Advisors for students enrolled in their programs. Faculty Advisors assist students in planning their academic programs and in selecting courses. Faculty Advisors are available in the registration area during registration periods and in their offices during the semester. Students should choose a faculty member within their major to provide academic advice during their tenure at Kennedy-King.
Financial Aid Advisors help students obtain financial assistance to help cover their educational expenses. Full-time and part-time students, if they are eligible, can receive financial aid. Most financial aid is based on economic need. Contact the Financial Aid Office for further information.
The Kennedy-King College Library plays an integral role in the educational goals of the College and its students through the collections, electronic resources, and instruction. The Library houses more than 40,000 circulating and reference books, and 192 print periodicals. Several thousand electronic journal and newspaper titles are available online through full-text databases. Librarians work in partnership to collect the best of current and retrospective materials that provide accurate, up-to-date information and varying viewpoints for the variety of programs and certificates students are engaged in. The Library's home page is the starting point to locate print and online information resources. Access to the KKC Library's holdings along with other City Colleges libraries' holdings is provided through the online catalog, while access to other libraries' catalogs, such as Chicago Public Library, is available through the Internet.
Library faculty provide formal instruction in a classroom setting or informal instruction while assisting students (or staff) with independent study and research activities. Such instruction is designed to help students make effective and efficient use of print and electronic resources to locate and evaluate information. Students have more study options than ever before. Students have the choice of printing or e-mailing pertinent articles to themselves. KKC students also have the choice of using the online resources from home. Students can even send questions through the “Ask a Librarian” link on the Library's home page.
The Library is located on the first fioor on the west side of the building. Traditional study tables, informal lounge seating, and study rooms offer students a choice in study environments. Two photocopy machines, three microfilm reader/ printers, and document printing are available in the Library for student use. Students with low vision have an imaging reader and large screen computer available for their use.
The Library is open during the semester on weekdays, four weekday evenings, and Saturdays as posted. Consult the Library's home page for more information and electronic access to multiple online resources (http://kennedyking.ccc.edu/library).
The Learning Resource Center at Dawson Technical Institute provides trainees with educational support according to individual needs through testing, modular instruction and tutoring services. A wide range of specialized programs are available within the Center to assist trainees who wish to enhance or improve their basic skills to meet entrance and/or course requirements. The library provides books and materials, services, and facilities necessary to complement and support the classroom instruction. The Audio-Visual Center provides non-print resources, such as videocassettes and filmstrips, geared to the programs offered at Dawson. NovaNET is a computer-based education system which links education with progressive technology and proven teaching methods to prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow and provides services for trainees in Nursing, Business and Commercial Technology, CAPS, Carpentry, Skill Builders, and Welding. Walk-in students are also welcome. Modular instruction is available to trainees seeking to improve their basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills.
OFFICE OF ACADEMIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES (OARS)
The Ruth Barker Center is the component of Kennedy-King College devoted to providing academic support to those students who request assistance. In the Center proper, students can use the NovaNet computer based tutoring system, do internet based research or compose and print written assignments of varying kinds. Audio Visual equipment is also available through the Center to support classroom instructional activities.
Affiliated with the Barker Center, but supervised by the relevant departments, are Tutorial Labs for Writing, Mathematics and Biology. The CIS/ Business Departments maintain a separate set of labs for students studying in computer science/ business courses. The Nursing Department also operates a separate set of Labs for Nursing students.
OARS offers regular study skills/critical thinking workshops for groups and/ or individuals and shows videos on such topics as Scientific Measurement and Einstein's Universe.
SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT SERVICES
The Disability* and Advocacy Services Office, after individual assessment, provides registration assistance and alternative methods of testing for students with special needs. Based on assessment, it also provides note takers, readers, interpreters and adaptive equipment. Other services include referrals to agencies that provide recorded textbooks, personal care assistants and special transportation services. Students requiring the use of adaptive equipment are advised to set up adaptive equipment training by contacting the Disability and Advocacy Office at least six weeks before classes begin.
New students requesting sign language interpreters and note takers must notify the Coordinator of Disability and Advocacy Services Office atleast eight
(8) weeks before classes begin. Returning students requesting sign language interpreters must notify the Coordinator by midterm of the previous semester.
*Medical Verification Required
Kennedy-King College provides a dynamic program of both extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, offering students an opportunity to broaden their educational experience and develop their talents and leadership skills. On-campus art exhibits, dance programs, musical concerts, and theatrical productions are offered in conjunction with the academic departments. In addition, the following opportunities are provided for students:
VETERANS’ AFFAIRS SERVICES
Kennedy-King College is approved by the
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, State
Approving Agency. For additional information
relating to DVA administered programs,
please contact the Financial Aid Office.
Security
Kennedy-King College has an obligation to provide a safe environment free from violence and threats of violence where civility is valued. The College continually strives to make reasonable efforts to provide for the safety and security of its students, faculty, staff, public, and property.
Student ID Cards
Every student is required to carry an official Kennedy-King College identification card at all times and to display it upon request of any member of the faculty, staff, administration, and security officers.
Drug and Alcohol Free Campus
Students are expected to behave in a manner appropriate to a place of study and learning. The following kinds of behavior are contrary to those expectations and will be cause for college disciplinary action:
Smoke-Free Campus
In accordance with the Illinois Clean Indoor Air Act, and in recognition of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report indicating that secondary smoke (smoke that exists in the air because of a smoker nearby) is hazardous to the health of non-smokers, smoking is prohibited in all campus buildings.
Information Technology Policy
Computer and technology resources are provided for educational and administrative purposes and are to be used in a manner that is consistent with those purposes. It is important for all students to conduct themselves in a responsible, ethical, and legal manner when utilizing these resources. Students must respect the rights of others and must abide by the licenses and other contractual and legal obligations which makes technology resources available to all. In addition, all students have a responsibility to help maintain a secure technology network that can be shared by everyone.