Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Nondiscrimination  

 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provisions of its education and employment programs and services. It is the policy of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College to provide equal opportunities to all prospective and current members of the student body, faculty, and staff on the basis of individual qualifications and merit without regard to race, ethnicity, sex, color, creed, gender, religion, age, sexual or gender orientation or expression, physical or mental disability, marital or family status, pregnancy, genetic information, veterans status, service in the uniformed services, ancestry, or national origin. This nondiscrimination policy also applies to all educational programs, to admission, to employment, and to other related activities covered under Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in higher education. Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College also neither affiliates with nor grants recognition to any individual, group, or organization having policies that discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, color, creed, gender, religion, age, sexual or gender orientation or expression, physical or mental disability, marital or family status, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, service in the uniformed services, ancestry, or national origin. 

Inquiries regarding compliance with any state or federal nondiscrimination law may be addressed to: 
  

Affirmative Action Officer  
Ms. Debbie Dingess, Chief Human Resources Officer          
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College 100 College Drive Logan, WV 304.896.7408

Title IX Coordinator 
Mr. Darrell Taylor, Chief Student Services Officer
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College 100 College Drive Logan, WV  25601 304.896.7432 

Section 504 Coordinator 
Ms. Dianna Toler, Director of Student Success 
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College 100 College Drive Logan, WV  25601 304.896.7315     

Disability Services

 Consistent with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College ensures that qualified individuals with disabilities are afforded equal opportunity to participate in its programs and services.   Reasonable modifications in policies, practices, and procedures are affected to assure equal access to individuals with disabilities. Disability Services offers a supportive environment to ensure students with disabilities have equal access to the programs, services and activities offered by Southern.  Disability Services provides and coordinates reasonable accommodations and disability-related services, advocates for an accessible learning environment through the removal of physical, informational and attitudinal barriers, and encourages self-advocacy and personal responsibility on the part of students with disabilities. Immediately following completion of the application to Southern, persons with disabilities should contact Disability Services to plan for potential accommodation. Reasonable and effective academic accommodations are provided on an individual basis and are based upon appropriate documentation of the disability and the significant functional limitations associated with the disability.  Students having accommodation needs must:

 

schedule an initial interview with the Office of Disability Services
provide written documentation of disability from an appropriate professional licensed to diagnose such disability
request services on an academic term basis 

This process of providing disability-related services follows guidelines of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and is designed to assure that reasonable accommodations are provided to all qualified students in a timely manner. 

Persons with disabilities who are required to take the ATI TEAS pre-entrance exam should contact Disability Services at 304.896.7315 (TTY: 304.792.7054) at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College to plan for potential accommodation during ATI TEAS testing. 

Information provided regarding Disability Services is considered confidential and is not disclosed without the written permission of the student.