The College has adopted the following Honor Code to help students, faculty and staff to aspire to the highest standards:

Being a member of the Lorain County Community College community of students, faculty and staff, I pledge to honor the values of social responsibility, personal accountability and solid citizenship. I pledge to uphold the highest standards of professional and academic ethics. I will preserve my personal integrity and self-respect by being honest and fair and treating all individuals with respect.

LCCC Expectations:

LCCC students should expect to:

1. Copying from another student’s material. 
    
2. Knowingly obtaining, copying, using, buying, selling, transporting, or soliciting in whole or in part the contents of any test, quiz, exam, project or assignment without specific authorization of the appropriate official. 
    
3. Bribing or the attempt to bribe any person to obtain any test, grade(s), any grade changes(s), or any related information. 
    
4. Buying or selling unauthorized information about any test, quiz, exam, project or assignment. 
    
5. Using electronic devices during the administration of a quiz or exam. 
    
6. Collaborating with others on any academic assignment or exam intended by the instructor to be completed by an individual student.
    
7. Substituting for another student or permitting any other person to substitute for oneself to take an exam.
    
8. Using notes, open textbooks or any other type assistance aid during an exam when not authorized by the instructor.
    
9. Recording any lectures on audio or video tape without instructor’s permission.
    
10. Failure to comply with posted college laboratory and facility policies as well as posted programmatic policies. 

1. The act of presenting the words, ideas or work of another person as one’s own.
    
2. Presenting as one’s own the ideas, words, images, or any other supporting material for an academic assignment without appropriate citation of sources.
    
3. Copying, pasting, downloading or importing any electronic material into work submitted for an academic assignment without appropriate citation of sources.
    
4. Utilizing copyrighted material in violation of U.S. Copyright Law.
    
5. Allowing one’s own work to be utilized by another student as if it were that student’s own work.

At all times, civility is expected from everyone on campus. Additionally, LCCC students, faculty and staff are expected to act in a respectful and professional manner while on campus, at campus sponsored events and in communicating with students, visitors and co-workers at all times. The following list contains examples of behavior subject to disciplinary action and/or other action by college authorities. Appropriate disciplinary action may include ejection from college property, suspension, expulsion, or dismissal so that collegiality, law and order can be maintained and the college may pursue its educational objectives and programs in an orderly manner. The list is not meant to be exhaustive or exclusive.

1. Any act of academic dishonesty as described in the above Section VI Academic Misconduct.
    
2. Obstructing or disrupting teaching, administration, disciplinary procedures, general work flow or other college activities including the college's public service functions or other authorized activities on college owned or controlled property.
    
3. Verbal, physical, mental or sexual harassment or intimidation of a student, visitor, faculty or staff member including any abuse, stalking, signs or signals intended to mock or ridicule race, religion, age, sex, color, disability, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin while on college property or participating in a college-sponsored activity.
    
4. Physical or mental abuse, both verbal and/or written including electronically, detention, or conduct, which intentionally or recklessly endangers the health – mentally or physically, or safety of any person on property owned or controlled by the college, or at any college sponsored or supervised function.
    
5. Exhibiting bullying behavior including yelling and/or screaming, being physical with a person or objects with the intent or result of intimidation, threatening or disrespectful behavior towards a student, faculty or staff member or visitor.
    
6. Continued willful and disruptive behavior, profanity or vulgarity.
    
7. Unauthorized use, changing, deleting of any information or data contained in the LCCC student record computers, or the unauthorized use, changing, deleting of any information and data contained on any LCCC database.
    
8. Any use of electronic or other devices to make an audio, video or photograph record of any person while on college premises without their consent or authorization.
    
9. Making telephone calls to or from the college with the purpose to abuse, threaten, annoy, intimidate or harass another person.
    
10. Using the Internet, e-mail, mobile phones or other digital technologies to threaten, harass or humiliate others.
     
11. Creating, sending, receiving or viewing obscene, harassing, or grossly inappropriate material.
     
12. Theft of or damage or intent of theft or damage to any college property or the property of others, and/or unauthorized possession of such property on college owned or leased premises including all computer programs, data and access to them.
     
13. Failing to comply with directives of college officials or law enforcement officers acting within the scope of their duties, or failing to identify oneself when requested to do so by Campus Security officers or law enforcement officers while on any leased or owned college property.
     
14. Making false reports or claims to law enforcement officers or college officials acting  within the scope of their duties.
     
15. Falsifying documents/records and/ or misrepresenting of self or other information to  a college office or official, either verbally or written.
     
16. Forging, altering, and/or using college and other documents, records, or instruments, with intent to harass, intimidate, defraud or furnish false information, or gain unauthorized access or attempted access of college records including all computer data, programs  and related files.
     
17. Unauthorized entry to or use of any leased or owned college facilities.
     
18. Unauthorized possession, duplication, or use of keys, access codes or other modes of entry to any leased or owned campus facility.
     
19. Disorderly conduct, public intoxication, or lewd, indecent or grossly inappropriate conduct or expression while on any leased or owned college property. 
     
20. Participating in any campus event and/or working on campus as an employee or student worker and being physically and/or mentally impaired due to the use of alcohol or any controlled substance.
     
21. Rioting or inciting others to riot. Participating in and/or initiating any type of physical altercations on any college owned property or at any college sponsored event. 
     
22. Participating in an on-campus or off-campus demonstration, riot or activity that disrupts the normal operation of the college and its outreach centers and/or infringes on the rights of other members of the campus community.
     
23. Unauthorized use or alteration of fire alarm or firefighting equipment or other emergency safety devices while on any leased or owned college property.
     
24. Unauthorized possession or use of firearms or other potentially dangerous weapons, explosives, combustibles or dangerous chemicals; or the possession of any other objects with the intent to intimidate people, damage, injure or disrupt college activities on any leased or owned college property or at an off-campus college sponsored activity.
     
25. Using, possessing, selling or distributing illegal drugs, and drug paraphernalia on any leased or owned college property; selling or distributing narcotics or prescription medication on college leased or owned property.
     
26. Being under the influence of illegal drugs or narcotics while on college owned or controlled property or at college sponsored events.
     
27. Consuming, possessing or selling alcoholic beverages on college owned or controlled property except during college approved activities.
     
28. Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs or in a reckless or dangerous manner while on any leased or owned college property or off campus while representing the College in an official capacity.
     
29. Smoking in any college building or enclosed walkway.
     
30. Knowingly presenting a worthless check in payment to the College or failure to make satisfactory arrangement for the settling of a debt or account with the College.
     
31. Using LCCC equipment, network connection or Internet access to copy and/or share images, music, movies, television programs, publications, software, video or other copyrighted materials without the permission of the copyright owner.
     
32. Using LCCC equipment, network connections or Internet access excessively for personal use, prohibiting/interfering with the regular production of work or academic activities or use of LCCC equipment, network connections, internet access and/or property to conduct personal business agendas, political activities or illegal activities.
     
33. Selling or promoting the sale of goods or services owned by or in the possession of the college or selling or promoting the sale of goods and services on college owned or controlled property. Exceptions include recognized organizations with permission from an appropriate college official.
     
34. Interfering with or disregarding emergency evacuation procedures such as willful disregard of a fire alarm.
     
35. Violating the college's parking and traffic rules and regulations.
     
36. Obstructing or impeding pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic on college property.
     
37. Gambling while on college property.
     
38. Damage to or littering on College premises or properties owned or leased by the College.
     
39. Bringing in or harboring an animal and/or pet in college facilities without authorization.

Authority has been delegated to the President and designated as appropriate to the Director of Campus Security, Campus Security Officers and others acting within the scope of their employment, to lawfully order violators of rules promulgated in Section VII, Prohibited Behaviors, to do one or more of the following: 

1. Request the person(s) to cease and desist such activity;
    
2. Order the person(s) to immediately leave campus property and, upon failure of the person(s) to do so, to request assistance from appropriate law enforcement authorities.
    
3. Issue a Notice of Criminal Trespass to violators of rules promulgated in Section VII Prohibited Behaviors.

The authority to order persons to leave may be exercised when, in the judgment of the Director of Campus Security or Campus Security Officers, it is reasonable to maintain order to do so.