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Accreditation, Mission, Goals & Affirmative Action Plan

Accreditation

Mississippi Delta Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Associate of Arts Degree and the Associate of Applied Science Degree and Certificates.  Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Mississippi Delta Community College.

Accreditation for the MDCC Dental Hygiene Program is also maintained through the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation.  Next CODA site visit is due 2025.

 

MDCC Mission Statement

Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) provides quality education through academic, career-technical, health science, adult education, and workforce training programs. MDCC enhances its communities through innovative personal and professional growth opportunities.

 

MDCC Goals

MDCC is committed to fulfilling this mission by providing

  1. academic programs of study that lead to an associate degree or meet requirements for students to continue their education;
  2. career-technical programs of study that lead to a certificate or an associate degree to qualify students for employment or continue their education;
  3. health science programs of study that lead to a certificate or an associate degree to qualify students for employment or continue their education;
  4. adult education that supports high school equivalency achievement, career readiness, and lifelong learning;
  5. workforce training that enhances employee productivity and promotes economic development and partnerships in the communities served by the college;
  6. student services that foster academic excellence and personal growth through engaging activities and supportive facilities in an inclusive and nurturing environment; and
  7. college infrastructure that supports instructional programs, student services, administrative processes, community services, and well-trained faculty and staff.
 

MDCC Dental Hygiene Program Goals

The Dental Hygiene Program will:

  1. Provide students with the knowledge and skills to practice dental hygiene competently.
  2. Provide students with the ethical and legal foundation of dental hygiene for lifelong learning.
  3. Provide dental hygiene care that promotes oral and systemic health using critical thinking and evidence-based decision making.
  4. Provide students with the opportunity to serve the community and provide outreach to develop
 

Affirmative Action Plan

The Board of Trustees of Mississippi Delta Community College has adopted a policy that assures that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or veteran status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any education program or activity of the College. Further, this applies to any educational or employment opportunity associated with Mississippi Delta Community College. 

Harassment is also a form of unlawful discrimination as well as disrespectful behavior, which will not be tolerated. Any discrimination or harassment of a member of the college community by another member of the college community is a violation of this policy. Members of the college community are expected to treat each other with mutual respect. 
 
Further, this applies to any educational or employment opportunity associated with Mississippi Delta Community College. This policy is extended to qualified persons with disabilities and to all programs and activities of the College. 
 
The above described policy was adopted in response to Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 of the Higher Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 and other applicable Federal and State Acts.

 

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