SUNY WCC - Student Handbook 24-25

Westchester Community College is pleased to offer free parking to students, faculty, staff, and members of the public attending events on campus. To park on campus, students are required to have a parking decal displayed on their vehicle. To obtain a free parking decal, students should go to the Security Office in the Student Center. Students will need their license plate number and Student ID to obtain their parking decal. Students with a valid parking decal are able to park in any numbered lot on campus. Parking lots designated with a letter are reserved for faculty, staff, and administrators. Visitors can park in Lot #1. The college assumes no liability for theft, loss or damage to vehicles on college property. Students are encouraged you to keep their vehicles locked and to remove attractive articles from view. The college encourages all to carpool whenever possible and offers a free carpool service, matching students with other students. Students are encouraged to share rides to help the environment while saving money. Register today at www.sunywcc.edu/rideshare Changing Personal Information http://www.sunywcc.edu/MyWCC If a student’s personal information changes, the Registrar’s Office needs to know. This can include updated addresses, phone numbers, changes to names, etc. Any change of name needs to be accompanied by documentation. You can update your email contact information online by visiting: http://www.sunywcc.edu/MyWCC. Changing Your Major To change your major (also referred to as Curriculum Program of Study): 1. Make the request to change your curriculum before selection of courses for the next semester. 2. Obtain a Curriculum Change Request Form from your counselor. 3. Consult with your counselor, then see the Curriculum Chair of the program you wish to enter. 4. After obtaining the signature of the chairperson of the curriculum being entered, take the form to the Registrar’s Office for processing. Children in the Classroom & On Campus Children are not permitted in classrooms, lecture rooms, or laboratories at any time that instruction is taking place. A child’s presence in the classroom can be a distraction to the professor, other class members, to the parent, and could expose the child to injury. Children are not permitted on campus except during certain college-sponsored events. When children are on campus, they must be supervised at all times by a parent or guardian and may not be left unattended. Childcare www.sunywcc.edu/child-care The Virginia Marx Children’s Center provides care for the children of students, faculty and working parents from the community. The Children’s Center accommodates children ranging in age from 6 weeks to 5 years 9 months and is open 51 weeks out of the year. Financial assistance is available to student parents. The Children’s Center is licensed, nationally accredited and professionally

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