Mission Statement

Martin Community College seeks to build better futures by providing affordable, accessible, quality educational programs and workforce development in a student-centered environment in order to meet the community’s needs.

Globalization and Diversity Mission Statement

Creating and maintaining a quality educational environment that is reflective of the diverse global society in which we live is an ultimate endeavor of Martin Community College and its Board of Trustees. Achievement of this goal requires an academic environment that promotes and supports the diversity and multiculturalism of the student body, faculty, staff and administration. Both the appreciative inquiry and pluralistic approach will be integral parts of the College’s commitment to diversity as it strives to meet the changing needs of the community and global societies.

Open Door Policy

Martin Community College follows an open-door admissions policy, which enables the College to provide educational opportunities and services for adults with the desire and ability to benefit from its courses and programs regardless of age, gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, national origin, political belief or affiliation, or disability. Educational courses and programs are available at a reasonable cost, and a variety of support services are offered at no charge.

State Authorization

In compliance with U.S. Department of Education regulation 600.9(c) regarding State Authorization, Martin Community College must secure authorization from states and territories beyond North Carolina to offer online courses to residents who do not reside in North Carolina.

Martin Community College is participating in NC-SARA, National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement. As a result, Martin Community College is authorized to offer online courses to residents from states that are also participating in NC-SARA.

For more information on State Authorization, visit the college’s State Authorization webpage.

North Carolina State Approving Agency

Martin Community College has curriculum programs approved by the North Carolina State Approving Agency for the training of veterans and eligible dependents.

Organization Membership

Martin Community College is a member of the North Carolina Community College System and the American Association of Community Colleges.

Licensing of Graduates

Martin Community College is an educational institution and assumes no responsibility for the licensing of its graduates. Students convicted of a felony or any other crimes involving moral turpitude may not be recognized by the proper licensing agency.

Changes in Regulations

Martin Community College reserves the right to make changes in the regulations, courses, tuition, fees, and other matters of policy and procedures as deemed necessary.

Intellectual Property

Martin Community College encourages students, faculty, and staff to participate in creating innovative ideas. This includes but is not limited to research, publication, copyrighted protections, and patents. This policy outlines the ownership of intellectual property.

Ownership of intellectual property created by faculty and staff is retained by the creator provided the following conditions are met:

• There is no direct, significant use of institutional resources including, but not limited to, College supplied equipment, supplies, computer usage, laboratory, shop, office time, or College funds.
• The development of the intellectual property is neither performed at the College nor while under contract to the College for any purpose such that a conflict of interest would occur.
• The intellectual property is not created as part of the faculty or staff member’s normal job duties or as a special project requested by College administrators.

Students are allowed to retain ownership of all intellectual property created in the course of their education at the College. In order to comply with State and MCC policy, originals of course work may be retained by the instructor as proof of completion of the requirements for a course. These will be destroyed in compliance with policy in order to protect the student’s ownership and confidentiality of the material.

Members of the faculty/staff, including full-time and part-time adjunct faculty, are allowed to take course materials created for the College, including distance education courses and any supplemental materials created for the courses, to other institutions of higher education for institutional, educational use. However, Martin Community College retains the rights to continue to use and distribute these course materials, including distance education courses and supplemental materials, created during the faculty/staff member’s employment with the College. The College also retains the right to use those materials as it sees fit and to make changes to the course and the materials without notification to the creator of the course or material.

Unless otherwise provided in a written agreement, the College owns all rights to copyright or patentable work created by an employee in the course or scope of employment with College facilities, time, or resources. The College may enter into an agreement with the employee for an equitable arrangement for joint ownership, sharing of royalties, or reimbursement to the College for its costs and support of the employee’s creation of intellectual property.

Catalog Notice

This catalog is subject to change to carry out the mission and goals of the College. It does not represent a contract.