Student Conduct (Board Policy 4.15.5)
Students enrolled at Richland Community College are considered by the College to have reached the age of responsible citizenship and are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible manner while on campus. More information about the Code of Conduct can be found on the Richland website.
By the act of registration for classes at the College, students obligate themselves to adhere to the rules and regulations which the institution formulates and publishes in the College Catalog and other published materials. Accordingly, students are expected to assume primary responsibility for their own conduct.
Disciplinary action may be imposed upon a student by an instructor or a College administrator for gross misconduct that would tend to interfere with educational process, disrupt the normal activities of the institution, or infringe upon the rights of others while the student is on the College premises (owned, leased or rented) or at functions under the sponsorship of the College. In addition, the College reserves the right to remove any individual from the campus who is physically or verbally disrupting a class or disturbing the peace.
Students charged with misconduct or with violation of law and/or College rules and policies may be subject to written reprimand, restitution, temporary expulsion, disciplinary probation, suspension, or expulsion. Individuals who are not students and who violate these regulations will be considered trespassers and will be treated accordingly.
In addition, charges of a disciplinary nature may be filed against a student by a fellow student.
When an action is taken against a student by a faculty member or other College personnel, the student has a right to a formal hearing. Prior to imposing an expulsion or a suspension of a semester or longer, the College’s Appeal Panel must conduct a formal hearing unless the student waives this right. Procedures for conducting a hearing will be published and made available to students.
Students removed from the College must apply for readmission through the Vice President of Student Success.
Richland Community College reserves the right to require a psychological or psychiatric examination from any student at any time that such course of action would seem to be in the best interest of the student and/or the College District. Expenses incident to such an examination will be paid by the College.
Students, as citizens, remain subject to the Federal, State and local laws; therefore, the grievance and appeal processes are not intended to replace or modify existing law. Richland and its students recognize that violation of these laws may lead to prosecution by agencies or persons in addition to the College.