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SCIT Catalog STUDENT AFFAIRS GENERAL INFORMATION SCIT's Student Affairs Office offers a full range of services to support students as they pursue their academic and professional goals. We are committed to assisting students by providing useful information to help them make informed decisions throughout their collegiate years. It is often much easier to address issues and concerns with the help of the Student Affairs staff, which is why we encourage students to ask for help and information when needed. TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & CHILDCARE Student Services furnishes information on public transportation, general costs in the area of childcare, and points of Interest. SCIT does not have its own housing facilities, as we do not offer a residential program. However when given prior notice at least two weeks in advance of the prospective students start date, SCIT will offer assistance to the student in finding suitable housing in the local area. SCIT further makes no guarantee of said housing based on availability. An approximation for the average cost of housing near the campus is around $1645 per month. This estimation is based on a sampling of 48 one bedroom apartments within 1.5 miles of the campus obtained from rentometer.com as of the publication date of this catalog. This estimation is in no way a guaranteed cost, either expressed or implied, for housing and Is subject to change at any time. PARKING SCIT has ample parking for students at no fee. Parking Is at your own risk. SCIT takes no responsibility for any loss of property from and of the parking areas in and around the campus. TUITION REIMBURSEMENT & ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION Students may request a letter for tuition reimbursement or enrollment verification from the SCIT Registrar's Office. Verification letters generally take one week to prepare. There is no fee for enrollment verifications unless it is requested to be expedited. STUDENT ADVISING & COUNSELING ACADEMIC ADVISING Student Services and/or a faculty member assigned by the Dean of Education provide student advisement in regards to academic matters. Students are first instructed to speak with their assigned academic advisor in regards to academic advisement. If the academic advisement is beyond that of the advisors knowledge or expertise, then students may be referred to the Director of Education, appropriate Department Chair, or the Student Services Office depending on the students situation where a counseling session Is usually arranged for students. In general, SCIT staff and faculty have open door policies if students would like to discuss academic related issues. NON-ACADEMIC ADVISING Non-academic advisement Is done by the Student Services Office as necessary. Advisement may cover areas such as; attendance, housing, transportation, childcare, student conflict, conduct, and/or other topics that are not financial or academic in nature. Financial advisement of any nature is referred to the Accounting Office or Financial Aid Office. COUNSELING The school counselor handles counseling in regards to life skills and coping skills. The Student Services Office maintains an open door and privacy policy for all students requesting advisement pertaining to their personal lives. Should the student require experience beyond the counselors capabilities, the student may be referred to professional agencies in the local area. ADVISEMENT FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS The Student Services Office is committed to providing advisement and counseling services to all students, including those learning through distance education. Student advisement and counseling Is available through live teleconference sessions where distance education students have the opportunity to meet virtually in a private, online session to receive academic advisement, non- academic advisement or any advisement pertaining to personal life hardships. Teleconference sessions are available to conduct during normal business hours for the Student Services Office by appointment. Iit] (a]"I1�L Tutoring is arranged on an as -needed basis by the Student Services Office for students who feel they need help with their academics and who show satisfactory attendance as determined by the Student Services Office. Students may be advised to seek tutoring if their instructor Identifies them as needing help with the course material. Tutoring is usually conducted by an instructor or by a qualified person. Students who request tutoring and do not show satisfactory attendance as determined by the Student Services Office may he charged for tutoring. PLACEMENT SERVICES The SCIT Placement Office assists students in (1) creating, modifying and/or rewriting resumes, (2) career related workshops and/or counseling, and (3) providing job leads. The school maintainsjob leads from various employers who work with the school. The availability ofjob leads depends on the open positions available from the employers and how well those positions match candidate backgrounds. The school does not guarantee that it will provide job leads to all graduates. Graduates who do not have any outstanding financial obligations to the School are eligible to receive placement services at any point within a nine (9) month time period that begins on the graduates' date of graduation ("Eligibility Timeframe"). Eligible graduates may contact the SCIT Placement Office in orderto receive placement services. In order for a graduate to receive placement services throughout his/her Eligibility Timeframe, the graduate must actively participate in the placement process, meaning the graduate must (1) respond to, communicate and attend scheduled meetings with his/her assigned placement representative to a degree that satisfies the Placement Representative, (2) complete any placement related assignments in a diligent and proactive fashion, and (3) attend a reasonable amount of workshops provided by SCIT as deemed appropriate by the graduates Placement Representative. Any student or graduate who violates the student code of conduct may be denied placement services as solely decided by the SCIT Placement Office. The school does not make any promise or representation whatsoever to any student or graduate that Page 32 of 69