Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Approval of a New College. An application
for approval for a proposed new college shall be submitted to ICCB on forms
provided by ICCB. The criteria for approval of a new college are:
1) The proposed college shall be authorized
by the Board of Trustees.
2) The
proposed college shall meet educational needs that cannot be met within that
area of the district as demonstrated by a needs assessment. The needs
assessment shall include identification of all other educational institutions
providing postsecondary education within a 30-mile radius of the proposed
college, identification of student demand for postsecondary education by
program area within the service area of the proposed college, a statement on
how the establishment of the proposed college will impact the enrollments on
these postsecondary educational institutions within a 30-mile radius of the
proposed college, a statement on how the establishment of the proposed college
will impact the current enrollments of the district's present colleges, and of
student enrollments for the proposed college.
3) The proposed college shall provide a
comprehensive program of instruction as specified in Section 1-2(e) of the
Act.
4) The district shall certify
that the resources for the facilities, equipment, instructional materials,
library holdings, and faculty and staff necessary to provide quality
instruction pursuant to Section
1501.302
shall be made available to the proposed college.
5) The needs assessment substantiates that
the student enrollment for the proposed college shall be at least 1,000
full-time equivalent students (30,000 semester credit hours) per year by the
second full year of operation.
6)
The district shall have at least $150 million of assessed valuation for each of
its colleges, including the proposed college.
7) The proposed college shall serve a
population of at least 60,000 or a geographic area of at least three entire
counties.
8) The plans to obtain
regional accreditation for the proposed college have been developed.
b) Approval of a Branch or Campus.
An application for approval of a proposed branch or campus shall be submitted
to ICCB on forms provided by ICCB. The criteria for approval of a branch or
campus are:
1) The proposed branch or campus
shall be authorized by the Board of Trustees.
2) The proposed branch or campus shall meet
educational needs that cannot be met in that area of the district as
demonstrated by a needs assessment.
3) The college shall certify that resources
for facilities, equipment, instructional materials, library holdings, and
faculty and staff necessary to provide quality instruction pursuant to Section
1501.302
shall be made available to the proposed branch or campus.
4) The proposed branch or campus shall
provide student and academic support services on site that are adequate
pursuant to Section
1501.302
to support the curricula offered and the students in attendance at the branch
or campus.
c) Extension
Centers. An extension center located within the community college district is a
reasonable and moderate extension of a college and may be established at the
discretion of the district's Board of Trustees. An extension center located
outside the community college district requires ICCB approval under Section
1501.307.
