Foreword
This handbook is prepared in order to give each student another source of information about this college and its activities. Any worthy institution will, in the course of years, come to stand for practices, customs and ideals, which give it a spirit and character of its own. This handbook represents an effort on the part of the Office of Student Services to relate facts and policies concerning Pearl River Community College. Through the use of this book, the members of the student body should develop an understanding and appreciation of their college and the ideals for which it stands. It is not assumed that these policies are complete, nor will they serve indefinitely. They will be amended as changes in local conditions and practices may indicate.
PRCC reserves the right to change all policies, rules, or procedures stated herein.
Pearl River Community College offers equal education and employment opportunities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran status, pregnancy or disability.
Table of Contents
Welcome
College Mission
Accreditation
Expenses (Tuition and Fees)
Policies and Procedures for Reference
A
Academic Guidelines for College Housing
Academic Freedom
Academic Misconduct
Active Military Status for Students
Admissions
Athletic Drug Testing
Attendance
B
C
Campus Curfew
Campus Police
Communicable Diseases
Crisis Intervention
D
Developmental Course Placement
Developmental Courses
Disability Services
Dress Code
E
F
Financial Aid
Firearms and Deadly Weapons
G
Garvin H. Johnston Library
Grade Appeal
Grading
Graduation, Degrees, and Certificates
Grievance Policy
Guest Speakers
Guests of Students
Guidance Services
H
L
M
N
O
P
Payments and Refunds
Personal Distress
Program Changes
R
S
Satisfactory Progress
Search and Interrogation of Students
Sexual Misconduct
Social Activities
Solicitation/Vendors
Student Access to Faculty
Student Activities Funds
Student Conduct
Student Contests, Conventions, and Campus Activities
Student Course Loads
Student Housing Handbook – Guide to River Living (PDF)
Student Involvement in Decision Making
Student Publications
Student Records
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Students with Disabilities
Students’ Due Process
Students Payments and Refunds
Students’ Records Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
Substance Abuse Policy
Substance Testing for Students in Select Programs
T
Tobacco on Campus
Taping Lectures
Transfer of Credit
Transportation for Student Activities
V
W
Health and Safety
Health: School Nurse
Susie Hall, RN
Phone: 601-403-1303
Email: kshall@prcc.edu
Poplarville Campus, Crosby Hall
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Monday-Friday (Fall/Spring Only)
Safety: Campus Police
Contact Numbers
| Title | Name | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Public Safety-Poplarville | Butch Raby | 601.403.1351 |
| Chief of Police-Poplarville | Gene Keith | 601.403.1373 |
| Campus Police-Poplarville | Campus Police | 601.403.1300 |
| Director of Public Safety-Hattiesburg | Alvin Pittman | 601.403.1812 |
| Chief of Police-Hattiesburg | Dawn Broussard | 601.554.5513 |
| Campus Police-Hattiesburg | Campus Police | 601.554.5513 |
| Campus Security-Nights and Weekends-Hattiesburg | Campus Security | 601.408.4811 |
| Campus Police- Kiln | Campus Police | 228.252.7001 |
*Poplarville- Poplarville Campus
*Hattiesburg- Forrest County Campus
*Kiln- Hancock Campus
For more information regarding campus safety, please visit Campus Police
Student Handbook (Cat Country Guide)
Non-Discrimination Policy
Pearl River Community College offers equal education and employment opportunities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran status, pregnancy, or disability. For inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policy or to request accommodations, special assistance, or alternate format publications, contact Tonia Seal, Director of Admissions and Records and ADA/Civil Rights Coordinator, at 101 HWY 11 N., Poplarville, MS 39470 or 601-403-1214. For inquiries regarding Title IX, contact Simone McKinney, Title IX Coordinator, at 101 Hwy 11 N., Poplarville, MS 39470 or 601-403-1415.
