GUARANTEE OF EDUCATIONAL QUALITY CONTROL – CAREER / OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS

It is the policy of the Board of Trustees of Rend Lake College that students graduating with an Associate in Applied Science Degree in a career/occupational program be guaranteed competency in the technical skills represented in the degree.

Should the graduate not be able to demonstrate the skills expected by his or her employer, the student will be offered up to 15 credit hours of retraining – tuition free – subject to the following conditions:

1. 1. All course work for the degree must have been completed at Rend Lake College.
   
2. The student must have graduated within three years of initial enrollment at Rend Lake College.
   
3. The student must have been employed full-time in a job directly related to his/her program of study within six months after graduation from a Rend Lake College AAS degree program.
   
4. The employer must verify in writing to Rend Lake College within 90 days of the graduate’s initial employment that the graduate lacks competency in specific technical skills, as represented by the degree information printed in the college catalog.
   
5. The retraining will be limited to courses regularly offered by Rend Lake College on the main campus and must be completed within one calendar year.
   
6. A written retraining plan must be developed by the employer, the graduate, the appropriate instructional administrator and the career/occupational program coordinator or instructor, specifying the courses needed for retraining and the competencies to be mastered.
   
7. Prerequisites and other admission requirements for retraining courses must be met and are not included in the courses covered by this guarantee.
   
8. A maximum of 15 credit hours of occupational coursework will be provided free of tuition under the terms of this guarantee. Lab fees and other course costs are not included. Should the student audit, withdraw or not receive a passing grade in a course identified in the retraining plan, it will be included in the offer of 15 credit hours.
   
9. This guarantee does not imply that the graduate will pass any licensing or qualifying examination for a particular career or occupation.
   
10. Students’ rights under this program are personal and may not be assigned or transferred, voluntarily or involuntarily. Further, no refund is required or will be made if a scholarship, financial aid program, loan or other source was used to pay the tuition.
    
11. Claims against the Guarantee of Educational Quality Control for Career / Occupational Programs will be filed with the Rend Lake College Dean of Vocational-Technical Education within the prescribed time limits as set forth above.
    
12. This policy becomes effective with students enrolling in Fall Semester 1995. The sole recourse available to participants enrolled pursuant to this guarantee program shall be limited to retraining in the same class with no recourse for damages, court costs or any associated costs of any kind or right to appeal beyond those specified by Rend Lake College.

Students who do not seek or receive academic advisement nullify any educational guarantees.