Student Rights and Responsibilities

Danville Community College is a learning community with specific expectations concerning the conduct of its students. The student handbook and college catalog discuss your rights, responsibilities, and conduct as you pursue your education. Danville Community College’s approach to student learning and student conduct is to provide a safe and healthy learning environment that facilitates the mission of the College. When a student’s conduct adversely affects the College’s pursuit of its educational objectives, actions will be taken to remedy the situation. Danville Community College’s approach will be both to resolve the problem and to help students to learn from their mistakes. In accordance with this general philosophy, efforts will always be made to resolve discipline issues, informally, if possible. 

• The submission of an application for admission to Danville Community College represents a voluntary decision on your part to participate in the programs offered by the institution pursuant to its policies, rules, and regulations. College approval of your application, in turn, represents the extension of a privilege to join the college community and to remain a part of it as long as you meet its required academic and behavior standards.
   
• You have the privilege of exercising your rights without fear or prejudice as long as you respect the laws of the state, the policies of the College, and the rights of others on campus.  Such rights include the following: 
  • You are free to pursue your educational goals; appropriate opportunities for learning in the classroom and on campus shall be provided by the College through its curricula. 
     
  • No disciplinary sanctions may be imposed upon you without due process. 
     
  • Free inquiry, expression, and assembly are guaranteed to you provided your actions do not interfere with the rights or safety of others or the effective operation of the institution. 
     
  • The College and members of the College community have the right to expect safety, protection of property, and the continuity of the educational process.