Attendance Policy

Athens Technical College requires regular and punctual class attendance. Absences prevent students from receiving full course benefits, disrupt orderly course progress, and diminish the quality of group interaction in class. The college considers both tardiness and early departure from class as forms of absenteeism. Students absent from class for any reason are still responsible for all work missed.

Students should enroll only in those classes that they can reasonably expect to attend on a regular basis. Instructors have both the right and the responsibility to develop reasonable attendance policies appropriate to the type, level, delivery method, and frequency of class meetings for their course; to communicate the policies to students clearly via the course syllabus or addendum; and to apply the policies fairly and consistently to all enrolled students.

Instructors are solely responsible for determining whether work missed may be made up; any make-up work allowed will be scheduled at the discretion of the instructor. Policies for makeup work will also be detailed in the course syllabus or addendum. In case of classes canceled due to inclement weather or emergencies, the college will make every effort to reschedule classroom/lab hours missed. Please see the Continuation of Instruction Plan for further information concerning emergency situations.