Guidelines for the Purchase of Student Supplies and Materials

 

Purpose

To outline responsibilities for the acquisition of supplies and materials.

 

Statement

1. Protective Clothing
   • The college will pay for and provide clothing that protects the individual from injury, except for protective clothing that requires special fitting and is retained by the student. Protective clothing includes special aprons, gloves, goggles, and similar items that LBCC retains.
2. Uniforms
   • Uniforms are garments that are usually associated with a career and technical program or garments required for a specific class. Included are uniforms required in the health occupations and physical education classes and coveralls required in the automotive, heavy equipment/diesel, and related programs. Such garments will be provided by the student unless otherwise recommended by the specific program and approved by the vice president of academic affairs and workforce development. Each department may designate a uniform that requires class participants to wear. Team jerseys, such as those used in physical education, shall be provided by the College or the Foundation.  
3. Laundry and Cleaning
   • Students are responsible for laundering their uniforms unless otherwise recommended by the specific program and approved by the vice president of academic affairs and workforce development. The college provides towels, fender aprons, and other laundry items and launders them.
4. Laboratory Equipment and Materials
   • Individual equipment and materials that will ultimately be used as the individual enters a career shall be purchased by the student. Examples are individual hand tools in the automotive and mechatronics programs, and drafting instruments for the drafting and engineering graphics students. Basic laboratory kits, which include project-oriented materials may be obtained through the bookstore and shall be purchased by the student. Heavy-duty tools and equipment, which are generally supplied by an employer for an employee, shall be provided by the college. Special consumable items, such as polishing and sanding discs (which are attached to the equipment) shall be provided by the student or absorbed in the cost of the repair or price of the project. Exceptions to this provision of AR 5035-02 shall be at the discretion of the vice president of academic affairs and workforce development.
5. Consumable Supplies
   • This includes basic materials consumed during normal activities during class. Examples of such items include: drafting paper, drafting pencils, art supplies, paint, and science supplies such as frogs, slides, chemicals, and similar items. Supplies shall be provided by the college unless the supplies are of the kind customarily provided at student expense. The vice president of academic affairs and workforce development may approve fees to cover the cost of consumable supplies, or necessary field experiences, whenever in their judgment fees are necessary to provide appropriate educational experiences. Imposed fees are reviewed and approved annually by the vice president of academic affairs and workforce development.
6. Instructional Materials
   • Includes course syllabi and outlines, reprints and hand-outs, special paper, pens, etc. Course syllabi and outlines shall be provided in class or on the Web, at no cost to students. Workbooks and project books shall be made available through the Bookstore.
7. Certification Materials
   • Payment for professional pins made available to individuals who complete technical or vocational programs shall be at the discretion of the department chair. The student shall pay certification test fees even though the college arranges testing. The college shall print LBCC certificates, degrees, and diplomas at its expense.
8. Food
   • Foods consumed as a meal in a community education class are paid for by the student. Food consumed in food courses as part of the Culinary Arts curriculum is free to students.

 

 

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