Editorial Column for Daily Herald
For Publication: 7/09/08
 

“HCC receives Clean Bill of Health”
Dr. Ervin V. Griffin, Sr.
President, Halifax Community College

Halifax Community College recently got some great news. We received a clean bill of health from the program audit completed by the North Carolina Community College System.

The audit was conducted at HCC by the System Office Audit Services staff on the maintenance of records and the reporting of student membership hours as well as certain college procedures for spring semester 2006 through spring semester 2007.

The audit's scope included a pre-audit review of selected records, which were pulled from Institution Class Reports or ICRs, programs, policies and procedures for the time period covered by the audit. Based on the pre-audit review, certain class reports were identified for further study. Audit tests were conducted in reference to the ICRs, including a statistically valid sample of attendance records and supporting documentation for student membership hour reporting was reviewed and student registration and student receipt information were reviewed for selected programs.

Also, college personnel were interviewed regarding student reporting and certain college reporting procedures and practices were reviewed to assure compliance with the N.C. Administrative Code. Selected program classification reviews and class visits were conducted and the college's accountability and credibility plan was reviewed.

Class visits were conducted on a random basis throughout the year and a summary of those visits is expected on campus very soon.

Based on the site review, no audit exceptions or areas of concern were identified. As noted in the audit findings, “The college personnel responsible for adherence to N.C. General Statutes and the North Carolina Administrative Code as well as State Board of Community College requirements and the maintenance of both curriculum and continuing education records should be commended for the accuracy and order of their record keeping systems.”

From the President's Perspective, this is truly great news. In my opinion, it is just another example of the excellence with which faculty and staff carry out their duties on a daily basis here at Halifax Community College.

Feel free to send me an email message at president@halifaxcc.edu with your thoughts or ideas. Also, to learn about our current or new programs—stop by campus, call us at (252) 536-HCC1 (4221), or visit us online at www.halifaxcc.edu.