Campus Security

The College strives to maintain a safe and orderly environment for students, faculty, and visitors. Crime awareness is a collective responsibility of all people on our campus, and they must take individual precautions to protect themselves from becoming the victim of a crime. The promotion of campus security is a shared responsibility as well; and the cooperation of students, faculty, and visitors is necessary to ensure safety on campus.

Campus Law Enforcement

The College employs one full-time officer from the Clinton Police Department (CPD) and other part-time police officers as security personnel. These officers are recognizable on the campus in their CPD uniforms. Their duties include parking and traffic enforcement as well as campus security. While on duty on the campus, these officers serve as representatives of the College and as sworn members of the Clinton Police Department with arrest authority. The College resides within the City of Clinton. Students, employees, and visitors are subject to the enforcement actions of sworn officers from the Clinton Police Department.

These officers have the authority to arrest individuals without approval of College officials for violations of city, state, and federal laws. The College encourages the accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to campus security personnel, to College officials, or directly to the Clinton Police Department through 911 calls.

Security/evening staff are available to accompany individuals to their cars during evening hours when requested through the Evening Coordinator. Officers may also provide additional assistance to the maintenance staff in closing and securing the buildings at the conclusion of evening operations.

Security staff members are equipped with radios that may be used to request assistance directly from central dispatch for responses by the Clinton Police Department and Sampson County Emergency Services. These employees are sworn officers with the power of arrest. They are authorized to summon police in the event of an incident requiring law enforcement. Law enforcement support agencies include the State Bureau of Investigation, the State Highway Patrol, the Sheriff’s Department, Clinton Police, and other special agencies.

Security Considerations

The College campus provides designated well-lighted parking areas for students and employees with open walkways between buildings and parking lots. To assist with an emergency campus security officers, the maintenance and housekeeping employees and a number of administrators carry hand-held radios that communicate across the campus. These employees can request 911 services or summon assistance from other staff when needed.

When not in use by the College, the plant staff secures all campus buildings. Most buildings are equipped with security alarm systems that report intruders to a monitoring service that then calls both local police and an administrator for response. During hours the College is closed, the Clinton Police Department (CPD) drives through the campus as part of their regular monitoring activity.

Access to Campus Facilities

The College provides access to the campus for students, employees, and visitors during the College's scheduled hours of operation. During the fall and spring semesters, the hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays during scheduled academic days. During the summer, these hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Fridays.

The College's hours of operation are subject to change during non-academic days. During weekends, the College opens only those buildings housing weekend classes during class hours. Access to buildings after these hours may be requested through the administration.

Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990

The information in this section summarizes the College’s policies and programs intended to promote campus safety and to comply with the provisions of the 1990 Campus Security Act and the 1998 Clery Act and their amendments.

Questions concerning campus security, crime reporting, or the College’s compliance with The Clery Act and its amendments should be directed to the Dean of Student Services located in the Student Services Division, North Building, or the Vice President of Administration, North Building Administrative Offices. Both administrative offices may be reached by calling 910-592-8081.

In compliance with the requirements of Clery Act, the following crime statistics are provided to inform the campus community about the occurrence of crimes on the campus and within the City of Clinton for the noted three-year period.

Monitoring and Recording of Criminal Activity

Anyone suspected of involvement in any illegal acts should be reported immediately to the Clinton Police Officer assigned to the campus or to any College employee. An administrative officer can be reached during the College’s normal hours of operation by dialing the operator (0) or an administrative office directly.

Information on Registered Sex Offenders

Information concerning registered sex offenders residing in Sampson County may be obtained at the following web site maintained by the State Bureau of Investigation: http://sexoffender.ncsbi.gov/

Criminal Reporting and Notification

The policy of the College is to prepare and disclose both campus and community crime statistics to currently enrolled students in a timely manner through one or more methods of notification including mail, information handouts, posters, and electronic means.

As noted above, students are encouraged to report all crimes to a campus officer or to an administrative staff member for the purpose of making timely warning reports and for the purposes of making the annual statistical disclosure. These staff members include the president, vice presidents, dean, evening coordinator, or any campus official supervising a College event.