Disabilities, as requested by the student. Students will distribute their letters to instructors and
discuss their disabilities privately with each instructor. Students must sign a written release in order
for instructors to receive accommodation letters. Students are encouraged to speak with their
instructors the first week of the semester relative to accommodations needed in each class.
Instructors are not required to provide accommodations for students prior to the receipt of
accommodation letters. All documentation is confidential and should be submitted to:
Director, Center for Students with Disabilities
Northeast State Community College
2425 Highway 75
P.O. Box 246
Blountville, TN 37617-0246
Fax: 423.279.7649
For more information, please call 423.279.7640 or email
. Visit the
Center’s location in the General Studies Building. Services and academic accommodations for
students registered with the Center are available at each campus location.
Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)
(Room L204, Blountville) – The Center for Teaching
Excellence is a repository for student-centered learning information related to Northeast State’s
Strategies for Teaching Excellence Program (STEP) and the STEPs Ahead initiative which will
continue researching student-centered learning as well as facilitating in-house professional
development activities. STEPs Ahead is currently responsible for developing faculty training to
facilitate the iNortheast initiative. For more information, please call 423.354.5162 or email
. Visit the Center’s location in the Basler Library.
College Access Programs
(Room BR327, Bristol) – The Office of College Access Programs
facilitates post-secondary access and success through the delivery of coordinated college
preparatory support services and resources. Programs are designed to increase awareness of the
demands of post-secondary education, assist with the student’s preparation for college-level
coursework, and help to facilitate a smooth and seamless transition to college no matter where
individuals may be in their life. Specific mentoring activities include providing information to
students and families regarding post-secondary education and career preparation; assistance
applying to Northeast State; assistance applying for financial aid and scholarships; coordinating
student support, and retention. College Access staff can also assist students in completing the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application for students in need of
financial/food assistance that wish to apply for public benefits. For more information, please call
423.354.5187 or email
Visit the office location on the Bristol
campus.
College Level Examination Program® (CLEP)
(Room C2101, Blountville) – CLEP® is a credit-
by-examination program accepted by most colleges and universities. Northeast State is an Open
Test Center for the CLEP program. Non-Northeast State students are welcome to take CLEP exams
at the College. CLEP examinations cover material taught in courses that most students take as
requirements during the first two years of college. Colleges generally grant the same amount of
credit to students earning satisfactory scores on the CLEP examination as it grants to students
successfully completing that course. Northeast State does not award letter grades for CLEP
examinations, instead students receive a “P” for passing. For more information, please call
423.354.2587 or email
. Visit the office location in the General Studies
Building.
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