Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (College) promotes a learning-centered environment dedicated to the advancement of personal growth and knowledge. The College believes every student has the right to pursue an education in a community that values respect, integrity, and inclusivity. To this end, the College prohibits conduct, which impedes learning, disrupts a peaceful campus environment, and does not promote a cohesive culture based on professionalism, fairness, and trust.

The Student Code Of Conduct (PDF) sets forth the rights and responsibilities of students at the College, outlines the process for addressing unacceptable behavior, and identifies a range of disciplinary consequences. The Student Code of Conduct (Code) is designed to provide students with due process and procedural fairness, to ensure equal protection for all students, and to ensure consistency in the process and the consequences. At the same time, the Code reflects the need to consider the individual circumstances of each student, including prior disciplinary history. Further, when possible, the Code is intended to provide students an opportunity to align their conduct with the expectations of the College.

In general, matters involving behavioral misconduct will be addressed first by the Chief Student Services Officer, and Executive Director of Safety, Security and Facilities, and matters involving academic misconduct will be addressed by the Chief Academic Officer. No matter the process implemented for each matter, final authority over all matters of student misconduct remains under the authority of the President of the College.

The Code applies to all students enrolled in credit and non-credit courses (and their guests) on property owned, leased, or controlled by the College, Foundation or Real Estate Foundation, at College-sponsored activities and events, and in College housing. The Student Code of Conduct may apply to off-campus activities and locations when conduct has an actual or potential adverse impact on the College community, including conduct which presents a danger or threat to the health or safety of self or others, significantly impinges upon the rights, property or achievements of self or others, significantly breaches the peace and/or causes social disorder, or is detrimental to the educational mission and/or interests of the College.

The Code applies to conduct that occurs in-person, in writing, via cellphone, and online via email or other electronic mediums including blogs, web postings, chats, and social networking sites.