ATTENDANCE
Students are expected to attend all classes, lab periods and field work regularly and to arrive
promptly. The faculty and administration of KVCC believe that unauthorized or excessive absenteeism or
lateness reflects directly upon the reliability of a student and can be an indicator of how the student will
perform on the job after graduation. The design of programs at the College renders lost time virtually
impossible to make up. For these reasons, the College has adopted the following policy:
1) Each instructor takes attendance and keeps records.
2) It is the student’s obligation to check with the instructor on the first day back for any work
missed or to be made up.
3) If a person experiences a major illness requiring an absence of several weeks, he/she may be
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unable to complete course(s). It is imperative that the student (or his/her designee) notify the
instructor.
4) If an instructor is not present when the class is scheduled to begin, the students should report
his/her absence to the Academic Affairs Office and/or Department Chair. If the instructor or a
substitute is not present fifteen minutes after the scheduled beginning time, the class will be
canceled.