State Authorization is a legal issue dealing with a college’s adherence to state requirements for colleges to secure authorization to offer instruction in that state. Compliance with individual state requirements is now part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, Amended 2010.
Wilson Community College reserves the right to refuse enrollment in distance learning courses to any applicant who is not a North Carolina resident, if that applicant resides in a state where the College is not authorized to provide distance learning courses (excerpt from the Admissions section of the WCC catalog).
Professional License Disclosure
Some programs at Wilson Community College lead to a license and/or certification in North Carolina. Beginning July 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education regulations require disclosures for all programs leading to a license or certification. Disclosures will be provided for all states and will indicate whether the program meets licensure requirements, does not meet licensure requirements, or has not yet been determined for each state. Please visit our Professional License Disclosure page for more information.
Distance Learning Complaint Process for In-State and Out-of-State Students
Wilson Community College desires to resolve student grievances, complaints and concerns in an expeditious, fair, and amicable manner. Students residing outside the state of North Carolina while attending Wilson CC who desire to resolve a grievance should follow the College’s Student Grievance Procedure.
If an issue cannot be resolved internally, you may file a complaint with your state. The individual may file a complaint with the following office: Post-Secondary Education Complaints, c/o Assistant Director of Licensure and Workforce Studies, University of North Carolina General Administration. 910 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, telephone (919) 962-4558, studentcomplaint@northcarolina.edu.
State information, including phone numbers, email addresses, and links to further information, can be found on The Student Complaint Information by State and Agency. The individual can also use the following link Directory of State Authorization Agencies and Lead Contacts to access the lead person for that state. To review procedures please read the SACS document on Complaint Procedures
Accreditation Contact Information
Wilson Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. You may contact SACSCOC at:
Commission on Colleges
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia
30033-4097
Phone: 404-679-4500
Website: www.sacscoc.org
Student Complaint Form
The US Department of Education requires that all colleges and universities make a state-level complaint process available to all their students. To file a complaint concerning a postsecondary institution offering degree programs in North Carolina, please fill out the Student Complaint Form NCCCS and follow the directions on the form.
Wilson Community College desires to resolve student complaints in an expeditious and fair manner. Students who desire to resolve a grievance should follow the College’s Student Grievance Procedure which is outlined in the College Catalog. Please try to exhaust all possible avenues of complaint resolution before going outside of the college. For assistance with the grievance procedure, please contact the Vice President of Student Development.
Amy Noel
Vice President of Student Development
902 Herring Avenue
Wilson, NC 27893
252-246-1275
anoel@wilsoncc.edu
If the complaint cannot be resolved after exhausting the grievance procedure at Wilson Community College, the individual may file a complaint with the state in which they are located. In compliance with federal Department of Education regulations, Wilson Community College provides a list of State Agencies with contact information for each state on its website.
In North Carolina, the University of North Carolina System Office (UNC-System Office) is the agency which handles such complaints. The Student Complaint Process (PDF) and the Student Complaint Form may be found at the NC Post-Secondary Education Complaints website. Please review their policy, print and complete the form, and mail it to:
North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints
c/o Student Complaints
223 S. West Street, Suite 1800
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 919-962-4550
Website: North Carolina Post Secondary Education Complaints
If, for some reason, the complaint is not satisfactorily resolved, the next step would be to file a complaint with Wilson Community College’s accrediting agency. Wilson Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. Students who file a complaint with the accrediting agency should follow the SACSCOC Complaint Procedure. The contact information for SACSCOC is:
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
Phone: 404-679-4500
Website: www.sacscoc.org
