Vehicle Registration and Parking Regulations Students must register any vehicle that is driven on campus. Parking tags should be obtained for all vehicles Building, Room 127. Students must bring in the license plate number, the year, make and model of their vehicle. There is no charge for parking tags. Citations are issued for parking in restricted areas – marked with lines on both sides of the parking space. Repeat violators are towed at the expense of the vehicle operator.
Voter Registration
Financial Aid (continued)
Students interested in obtaining a voter registration form should visit elect.ky.gov/registertovote .
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
inclement Weather Policy
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in his/her course
It is college policy to remain open and conduct classes according to the regular class schedule except under extreme weather conditions. In the event of extreme weather, classes may be delayed or cancelled. The college president makes the decision when severe weather or other emergencies might require a closing, delayed opening, suspension, or interruption of regularly scheduled work or class hours. The president consults with maintenance and operations, the crisis team, and the president’s leadership team to determine the circumstances of the college closing or other
Decisions regarding inclement weather are made as quickly as possible and with everyone’s best interests in mind. However, while every effort is taken to quickly examine road conditions and weather data for our entire service area, we must also encourage your personal responsibility to keep yourself safe. To that end, if the college remains open or operates on a delayed schedule,
Campus Transportation The Paducah Area Transit System (PATS) operates a Thursday between all buildings on the WKCTC main campus. The shuttle service is free of charge to students.
about whether roads are safe in your area. If road conditions are poor in the early morning but are expected to improve later in the day, the college may delay the beginning of classes. The delayed schedule is detailed below: Regular Class Meeting Starting Between
Times Delayed Schedule Meeting Times
2:00 p.m. or after
Start and end on time
The shuttle picks up and drops off at the following locations: Anderson Technical Building – west end entrance by the bookstore blue canopy Allied Health Building - parking lot near center entrance
Federal regulations mandate that a student receiving
awarded each semester. Students are responsible for understanding and adhering to the satisfactory academic progress policy. Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) will be measured at the end of each term for all students. Satisfactory Academic Progress is measured with the following standards: Qualitative (cumulative Grade Point Average) Quantitative (67% Rule – hours earned divided by hours attempted) Maximum Time Frame hours for program completion) The Federal Regulations specify minimum standards for these measures. KCTCS may set stricter standards in its policy.
Students may appeal their Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status To be eligible for Financial Aid funds, a student must make satisfactory academic progress. Students who do aid eligibility suspended. The appeal must include a typed detailed letter explaining the circumstance and resolution supporting documentation and may require submission of a completed Academic Plan of Action. Appeals should be submitted no later than seven days prior to the 30th of each month in order to be considered in that month. Appeals will be considered in the order in which they are received. Every attempt will be made to process the appeals in a timely manner. However, there may be delays near the beginning of each term due to the volume of appeals. More information on the KCTCS SAP Policy can be found at kctcs.edu/Students/Costs_and_Financial_Aid.aspx .
Financial Aid Forms online at westkentucky.kctcs.edu/en/Costs_and_ Financial_Aid/Financial_Aid_Forms.aspx .
Qualitative Standard – Grade Point Average (GPA) KCTCS qualitative standard is determined by the student’s earned Grade Point Average (GPA). KCTCS uses a 4-point scale for GPA. Students earning a cumulative grade point average below a 2.0 at the end of
Quantitative Percentage Standard – (QPS or 67% Rule) The satisfactory academic progress policy must also include a quantitative measure to determine the number of credit hours attempted and percentage of credit hours completed (passed). The minimum percentage of work a student must successfully complete by the end of each term is 67% of all attempted hours. If a student fails any combination of two (2) consecutive terms of cumulative qualitative and/or cumulative quantitative standards,
Consumer Information about student aid can be located at westkentucky.kctcs.edu/en/Costs_and_Financial_ Aid/Consumer_Information.aspx .
Haws Gym – access road between the south end of the gym and the parking lot
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