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Your Future is with Us ...
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Services Available
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The
Needles Center
provides Placement Testing on a drop in basis, make-up tests for
instructors, and monitored extended testing time for DSPS students.
Services
Drop-In Multi-Subject Tutoring
Multi-subject appointment tutoring!
Computer Aided Instruction for self-paced learning
Math Tutoring
English Writing Center
ESL Tutoring Center
EOPS Services
Computer and Internet access
Placement Testing
Hours of Operation
Walk-in's
Monday-Thursday 8:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
Fridays 8:00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M.
Other Times by Appointment
CLOSED Saturday and Sunday
The Placement Testing:
All student who intend to enroll in English or math courses, courses with a
heavy reading content or math content, those who plan to graduate or
transfer credits to another institution, and concurrently enrolled high
school students are advised to complete the placement examination prior to
enrolling into classes. The Examination assesses a student's reading,
English, and mathematics skills. This assessment generates a profile of the
student's skills, which, along with other factors (such as the student's
past experience, grades, difficulty of current schedule, etc.,) a counselor
can use to advise the student on the best courses to meet her/his individual
educational goals. Assessment is a component of Matriculation.
Palo Verde College utilizes the Accuplacer assessment test for
English and Math placement for native English speaking students and ESL
students who have proficiency in English. Non-English speaking students will
complete the CELSA examination.
Take the Accuplacer Examination here
Assisting Students to Succeed
The Needles Center
provides tutoring services primarily to students enrolled in credit
classes. Emphasis is given each semester to students in math, English, and
ESL. Additional tutors are hired throughout the semester to assist in other
subject areas. Students taking computer classes are encourage to use the
computer labs to augment their classroom time; so, they can receive
assistance as they work. Non-credit students can avail themselves of
programs to augment their work.
The Needles Center, in conjunction with the
Blythe Learning Resource Center has numerous video tapes, computer assisted
learning programs and CDs to augment classroom instruction.
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Family Educational
Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA)
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What is
FERPA?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 helps protect the
privacy of student education records. The intent of the legislation is
to protect the rights of students and to ensure the privacy and accuracy
of education records. The Act applies to all institutions that are the
recipients of federal aid administered by the Secretary of Education.
What rights does FERPA afford students with respect to their
education records?
* The right to inspect and review their education records within 45
days of the day the college receives a request for access.
Students should submit written requests to the Registrar?s Office
and identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The staff of the
office will make arrangements for access and notify the student of
the time and place where the records may be inspected. If the
requested records are not maintained in the Registrar?s Office,
the student will be notified of the correct official to whom the
request should be addressed.
* The right to request an amendment to the student?s education
records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading.
Students may ask the college to amend a record that they believe
is inaccurate or misleading. They should write to the Registrar?s
Office, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed,
and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the college
decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, the
college will notify the student of the decision and advise the
student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for
amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing will be
provided to the student when notified of the hearing.
* The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable
information contained in the student?s education records, except
to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
One exception which permits disclosure without consent is
disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational
interests. A school official is a person employed by the college
in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or
support staff; a person or company with whom the college has
contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a
person serving on the Board of Education; or a student serving on
an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance
committee, or assisting another school official in performing his
or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational
interest if the official needs to review an education record in
order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.
* The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of
Education concerning alleged failures by the college to comply
with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office
that administers FERPA is:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-5920
What is directory information?
Directory information is defined as that information which would not
generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed.
Designated directory information at Palo Verde Community College
includes the following:
* Name
* Credit Hour Status (Time Status)
* Dates and terms of enrollment
* Degrees or certificates earned and dates earned (including GED
certificate)
* Athletic statistics and honors
Students may withhold directory information by notifying the Enrollment
Center in writing by filling out a Request for Non-Disclosure form;
please note that such withholding requests are binding for all
information to all parties other than for educational purposes. Students
should consider all aspects of a confidentiality hold prior to filing
such a request. Although the initial request may be filed at any time,
requests for non-disclosure will be honored by the college until removed
by the student. Please consider very carefully the consequences of any
decision by you to withhold directory information. Such designation will
call for Palo Verde Community College not to release any or all of this
directory information; any future requests for such information from
non-institutional persons or organizations will be refused. Palo Verde
Community College will honor your request to withhold directory
information, but cannot assume responsibility to contact you for
subsequent permission to release them. Regardless of the effect upon
you, Palo Verde Community College assumes no liability as a result of
honoring your instructions that such information be withheld.
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