Accreditation and Assurance of Quality

Accreditation
Lake Michigan College is accredited by:
The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of College and Schools
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504
Telephone: (800) 621-7440

Other programs at Lake Michigan College are individually accredited by their governing boards. They include:

• Associate's Degree Nursing program
  Fully approved by the Michigan State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The Michigan State Board of Nursing has approved the Practical Nursing certificate program.
  For information about this program from NLNAC you may contact them at 61 Broadway, New York, New York 10006 or by phone at (212) 363-5555.

• Radiologic Technology Associate Degree program
  Accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.

• Dental Assisting program
  Accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association and by the Michigan State Board of Dentistry.

Copies of these accreditations are available for review in the library on the Napier Avenue Campus or in the Office of the Dean of Occupational Studies, located on the Napier Avenue Campus in room C122.

Assurance of Quality (AOQ)
Transfer
Lake Michigan College assures students that any course on an appropriate Lake Michigan College Transfer Guide sheet will transfer to the bachelor's degree institution identified on that guide. To qualify, students must have:

1. Initiated their program of study after April 1988;
2. Completed the program of study as planned and agreed to by the student and the counselor or advisor;
3. Received at least a minimum grade of C in the course(s) taken for transfer credit;
4. Met the admission requirements of the identified bachelor's degree institution;
5. Transferred to the identified bachelor's degree institution within one year after completion of the agreed upon program at Lake Michigan College.

Occupational Programs
Lake Michigan College assures that the courses completed with a grade of "C" or better in an Associate in Applied Science, Associate in Applied Business, or Associate in Industrial Technology degree will provide entry-level skills needed for a particular occupation. To qualify, a student must have:

1. Initiated the program of study after April 1988 and complete within three years of initiation with a GPA of 2.0 or better;
2. Followed the official Lake Michigan College program guide sheet, dated 1987 or thereafter, for course selections;
3. Been employed full-time within one year of graduation.

   NOTE: Some students may be employed while completing the requirements for an associate degree. The AOQ will apply if the position held at the time of graduation is compatible with the associate degree earned.

Retraining: If a student is subsequently judged by an employer to be lacking in technical job skills normally expected of an entry-level employee within the major, Lake Michigan College will provide further skill training for up to 16 semester credit hours within two academic years without additional charge for tuition or fees.

• In order to be eligible for retraining, the employment must be verified by the Career Center as being directly related to the graduate's program of study.
• The employer must provide written certification that the employee is lacking the entry-level job skills that are identified, in writing, at the time of initial employment, and must specify the area(s) of skill deficiency within 90 days of the graduate's initial employment.
• The employer, the graduate, and a college faculty advisor, with advice of appropriate teaching faculty, will develop an educational plan specifying up to 16 credit hours of retraining. Such courses must be those regularly offered by Lake Michigan College.
• The retraining courses will be limited to 16 hours of registration regardless of outcome.

Lake Michigan College - 2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 (269) 927-8100
LMC at South Haven - 125 Veterans Boulevard, South Haven, MI 49090 (269) 637-7500
LMC at Bertrand Crossing - 1905 Foundation Drive, Niles, MI 49120 (269) 695-1391
M-TEC at LMC - 400 Klock Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 (269) 926-6832