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The Cecil C. Tyrrell Learning Resources Center was constructed in 1967-68 and named after the College's founding president. The building is an attractive, three-story structure, which houses the Library, the Learning Assistance Center, Teaching Resources Center, as well as offices and classrooms.

The Library provides the resources and services to meet the informational and instructional needs of BCC students, faculty, and the broader college community. Its primary functions are to support and supplement the academic programs of the College, increase information literacy, and to provide a center for serious study, research, and learning.

The Library integrates a variety of print, electronic and non-print materials with the necessary services and equipment to enhance their use. Our electronic databases provide access to approximately 10,000 full text articles that students can access through the Internet at any time. The print collections consist of nearly 67,000 books and 300 periodical titles. The non-print collection includes videos, CD's, DVD's, audio books, microfilm, and other audio visual formats.

Access to our collections is provided through our Online Public Access Catalog. To ensure access to books and magazine articles not owned by the College, the Library participates in various local, regional, state, and national reciprocal access and borrowing agreements. Library staff can request specific books or articles from other libraries through interlibrary loan. In addition, the Library maintains listings of other area libraries' periodical holdings where students can have direct access to their collections.

Library facilities include a student computer lab, Library instruction classroom, public access electronic database stations, web-based public access catalog, individual study carrels, small group study rooms and individual audiovisual viewing stations.

The Library has wireless connections to the internet and wireless laptops available for students and faculty use within the Library with a valid BCC ID.

A staff of professional, technical, and clerical specialists offers a broad range of services including lending of materials, information services, assistance with research techniques, and instruction in the use of materials and equipment.

Most materials may be borrowed for use outside the Library, although restrictions are placed on reference and reserve works. The basic loan period for books is twenty-one days, and for videocassettes, seven days.

The BCC ID card, issued by Student Affairs, serves as a Library card. Failure to return borrowed materials promptly upon notice can result in withholding of grades, transcripts, and other services as well as collection fees. The borrower is responsible for all materials charged out on his/her card.

Students with disabilities are entitled to appropriate accommodations based on their individual needs and disability documentation. The Student Support Services Program coordinates accommodations and supportive services for students with disabilities.

Accommodations such as interpreters, notetakers, testing accommodations, class accessibility and scheduling, adaptive educational equipment, books on tape, and other appropriate accommodations for educational access are arranged with the student based on individual disability documentation.

Broome Community College is committed to meeting the accommodative and support needs of students with disabilities. It must be realized though, that arranging accommodations requires advance planning. The College urges any student who has need of educational accommodations to give the Student Support Services Program as much advance notice as possible in order to ensure provision of quality support services.

To avoid duplication of services, the College urges any student with a disability to attempt enrollment with appropriate federal and state agencies (i.e. VESID, the Commission for the Blind, Veterans' Education Assistance Agency). Student Support Services staff will assist any student in applying to state and federal agencies.

A booklet describing supportive services is available from the Student Support Services office. This booklet is also available in alternative format.

Support Services for Students with Disabilities

With an open door admissions policy, BCC attracts many students with varied needs. The Student Support Services Program, a U.S. Department of Education grant program, provides assistance to students who have experienced difficulty in achieving academic success. The program is aligned under the Academic Affairs Division, and works closely with the Learning Assistance Center.

The Student Support Services Program provides a variety of supportive services to students who qualify for the program. Students may qualify under educational, economic, first generation, or disability criteria. Program supportive services include academic advisement, tutorial assistance, accommodations for students with disabilities, a peer mentor program, transfer information, and other supportive services.

The office is located in the Cecil C. Tyrrell Learning Resources Center, and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 607 778-5150, 607 778-5234 (TDD).

Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Program

The Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing program offers support services to students with hearing loss. The Coordinator of Interpreting Services works closely with Student Support Services to provide students a wide range of accommodations to ensure total accessibility. Qualified interpreters are scheduled for classes, campus service, tutoring, and student activities. The Coordinator of Interpreting Services is available to assist students in accessing services needed to meet their academic goals.

The Federal Student Right-to-Know Act was enacted in 1991 and final regulations were published on December 1, 1995. This legislation requires any institution of postsecondary education receiving Title IV funds to disclose calculation and disclosure of graduation rates and transfer-out rates of students. The act also requires the following:

• Only first time, full-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduates are included in the calculation.
• Students are reported at the end of the period, which constitutes 150% of the time needed to complete a degree.

The report would include those students starting in the cohort of fall 1996 and concludes with the ending date of August 31, 1999.

• Additional copies of this report are available in the Registrar's Office, Student Services Building, room 105.

The following report fulfills the Student Right-To-Know Act reporting requirements for graduation rate and transfer-out rate for BCC students.

Student Right-To-Know

Fall 2000
Full Time /First Time - 978
Degree Graduates
By Aug 31, 2003- 308
Graduation Rate 31.5 %
Transfer Students
Without a Degree - 164
Transfer Rate
Without a Degree - 16.7%

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