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INTRODUCTION

Your attendance at North Georgia Tech establishes a contract between you and the college.  The faculty and administration pledge their best to help you in your educational growth.  You agree to work and study conscientiously and to abide by the demands of group living.  The Student Handbook should be considered a working agreement unless specifically amended by proper authority.  You are responsible for being thoroughly familiar with these regulations and conditions.

One benefit of your attendance is the opportunity for learning and experiencing the world in new ways.  While at North Georgia Tech, you are expected to take the postsecondary experience seriously.  Reading, remembering, reasoning, listening, relating, and practicing are all elements of the learning process and the technical college experience.  Approach your assignments with the greatest degree of seriousness and determination.  Do not hesitate to ask instructors questions about the subjects they teach, the use of learning resources, and the relationship of the subject matter to life and work.

Just as play is the work of children, learning is the work of students.  There will be times when the work may seem to be tedious and unimportant, and there will be times when the work will be enjoyable and satisfying.  All of this is part of the educational experience at the technical level.

Plan your daily schedule so that you can have a wholesome, systematic, and realistic plan.  Your daily schedule should be a harmonious blend of classes, study, and recreation.

Do not wait until the final days of the quarter to seek help.  By then you may be too far behind in your studies to bring your grades to acceptable levels.  Remember, only you can determine what you learn.  The responsibility is yours.

STUDENT GUARANTEE

The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education guarantees employers that graduates of state technical colleges have demonstrated proficiency in those competencies defined by the Industry Technical Committee and included in approved state curriculum standards.  Should any degree, diploma, or certificate program student within two years of graduation not be able to perform one or more of the competencies contained in the industry-validated standard or program guide, including failure to pass a State of Georgia required licensing examination, the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education agrees to provide specific retraining at any technical college offering the program to the former student at no cost to the employer or graduate for tuition or instructional fees.  Contact: Vice President of  Academic Affairs:
(706) 754-7790.

To demonstrate confidence in and commitment to quality technical education programs which are relevant, current, and responsive to the stated expectations of Georgia’s businesses and industries, the State Board of Technical and Adult Education will warrant every graduate from programs offering a technical certificate of credit, diploma, or associate degree in a state governed institute according to the following stipulations:

• This warranty guarantees that the graduate has demonstrated the knowledge and skills and can perform each competency as identified in the industry-validated Standard or Program Guide, and any program graduate who is determined to lack such competence shall be retrained at any state governed technical college in Georgia.
• A claim against the warranty may be filed by either an employer in conjunction with a graduate or a graduate if the graduate cannot perform one or more of the competencies contained in the industry validated Standard or Program Guide, including failure to pass a State of Georgia required licensing examination.
• This warranty is included as a part of the original tuition cost at all state governed technical colleges in Georgia and is applicable to graduates of any technical certificate of credit, diploma, or degree program who entered the program subsequent to the mandated standards implementation date.
• The warranty will remain in effect for two consecutive years following the date of graduation and will be honored by any state governed technical college, which offers the same program.
• This warranty shall be issued in writing to each graduate who entered a program on or after the mandated standards implementation date for the applicable program standard.