6. Special Program Requirements: Adult and Continuing Education
B.6.01 Adult Education:
Basic adult education programs shall be provided by the System in accordance with state statute and regulations and standards formulated by the State Board of Education.
B.6.02 Continuing Education:
The Chancellor shall ensure that the colleges offer a comprehensive program of continuing education opportunities for citizens of the System. The Chancellor shall further ensure that the programs are appropriate to the System's mission, accessible to citizens through the System, and in compliance with the Coordinating Board requirements.
B.6.03 Disadvantaged Students:
The System may develop programs to serve persons from backgrounds of economic or educational deprivation, by submitting to the Coordinating Board, a plan based on the following criteria:
a. An instructional program that accommodates the different learning rates of students, and compensates for prior economic and educational deprivation.
b. An unrestricted admissions policy, allowing the enrollment of any person eighteen years of age or older, with a high school diploma or its equivalent, who can be reasonably expected to benefit from instruction.
c. The assurance that all students, regardless of their differing programs of study, shall be considered, known and recognized as full members of the student body, provided that the administrative officers of a community college may deny admission to a prospective student, or attendance to an enrolled student if, in their judgment, the student would not be competent to benefit from a program of the System, or would, by his or her presence or conduct, create a disruptive atmosphere within the System not consistent with the statutory purposes of the System.
d. The submission of a plan for a financial aid program, which removes to the maximum extent possible, the financial barriers to the educational aspirations of the citizens of the state.
e. An annual evaluation report based on scientific methods, and utilizing control groups, wherever possible, to be submitted to the Coordinating Board at the end of each school year, covering each remedial compensatory course or program offered by the System.
f. Any other criteria consistent with the provisions specified by the Coordinating Board.
The System shall obtain approval of the Coordinating Board as required.
LSCS Policy Manual Section adopted by the Board of Trustees on August 7, 2008