Beckfield College

About

Mission:

The Beckfield College holds on to the mission of preparing students for relevant technical, professional and business careers by keeping in context ethical, diverse and student-centered environment. 

Status of College:

Beckfield College has got a status of higher learning degree granting institution.

Vision:

Beckfield is committed to the vision of being an organization that would be known for its distinctive strengths. The college is dedicated to becoming an educational institution that would be inviting and open. It also shows its dedication to instill continuous quality enhancements so that   learner-oriented and   research-based curriculum could be delivered in order to enable the individuals to become productive citizens and exploit their maximum potential.

Beliefs:

The Beckfield College shows a commitment to following beliefs.

• Creativity
• Learning
• Honesty
• Integrity
• Quality
• Human Worth and Dignity
• Planning

Values:

The Beckfield College holds on to the following values.

Innovation:
The Innovation enables us to touch the highest quality. It also enables us to do something better and to do that has not been done before.

Customer focus:
Customer focus helps us in designing and developing the programs according to the customer’s perspectives.

Life Long Learning (Learning Centered Education):
Life-long learning is very important for the individuals and societies in order to capture the benefits in a better way.

Diversity:
Diversity represents a vast variety of races, backgrounds and ethnicity of students, staff members and faculty members. The Beckfield College considers diversity as an asset which becomes a source of bringing skills, multiple values and strengths to improve.

Respect:
Respect is earned over time by meeting the promises made.

Trust:
Trust is also developed over time through constant and consistent practices of genuineness of character, credibility and integrity.

Learning environment:
The embracement of changes and constant development of physical and human resources are fostered by instilling the learning environment.

Communication:
Forthright and open communication is instilled in the environment in order to foster critical thinking.
 
Participative decision-making:
Participative decision-making encourages the involvement of those stakeholders in decision making process who are likely to be affected by the decisions under consideration.

Sound fiscal policy and cost effective use of resources:
The Beckfield College takes the stewardship of investment entrusted to them. The college is committed to the responsible and responsive management of financial resources.

Effective leadership:
The effective leadership can be evidenced from the growth and viability of beckfield College.

Results orientation:
The work of institutions and its employees must be measured on the basis of results produced by them.

Partnership Development:
The Beckfield College is vigorous in enhancing its ability to deliver educational opportunities through different types of partnerships.

Best Practices:
The college is committed to foster best practices in order to promote the quality of services.

Major Accreditations:

Accreditation is an honor or recognition which is granted to an institution if it meets or exceeds the standard criteria of delivering quality education.
 
Following are the purposes of accreditations:

• Assessing the quality of education provided by an institution.
• Assuring the consistency in the operations of an institution.
• Promoting improvements in the institution.
• Provision of public accountability.

 
The Beckfield College is accredited to confer Associate degrees, Bachelor’s degrees and non-degree programs. The Beckfield College bears the honor of being accredited by Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.




The Florence campus of Beckfield College is licensed by Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education.

Military Information:

The Beckfield College feels the gratitude to count veterans and their family members amongst other students of College. The College is committed to provide educational services to Veterans and their family members. At Beckfield College, everyone is dedicated to cater the academic needs of students.
 
The Beckfield College has been recognized as a military friendly school for 2012 by G.I. Jobs magazine.


 
In order to ensure that quality education is provided to the service-members, members of the National Guard and Coast Guard and veterans, the College holds the membership of Service members Opportunity Colleges.

Protection of student records:

Complete records regarding admissions, academic progress, funding and employment after graduation of students are maintained by the college. The records are retained by each department according to the policies and procedures of maintaining the records of students.
 
The Beckfield College abides by the rules and regulations of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for protecting the records of students.

Student Activities and organizations:

The Beckfield College encourages and supports student’s activities and organizations which are meant to promote educational or social objectives. However, the students must seek permission from the Director of Student Services before commencing such activities and organizations.

Career Services:

The Beckfield College runs an Office of Career Services in order to assist the students in achieving better careers and grabbing right opportunities.
 
The office maintains the records of different employers. Information regarding the employment opportunities can be obtained from the Office of Career Services. Career related seminars are also organized by this office and students are encouraged to attend these seminars.

Career placement rates:

In order to determine the career placement rates, ‘number of available graduates placed’ is divided by ‘total number of available graduates’ Following are career placement rates of Beckfield College from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.

Florence Campus Career Placement Rates, July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

Program	Career Placement
Bachelor of Business Administration	100%
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice	44.4%
Bachelor of Science, Health Care Management	100%
Bachelor of Science, Nursing	NA
Bachelor of Science, Paralegal Studies	71.4%
Associate of Applied Science, Business Administration	100%
Associate of Applied Science, Cardiology Technician	NA
Associate of Applied Science, Computer Network Administration	71.4%
Associate of Applied Science, Criminal Justice	45%
Associate of Applied Science, Health Information Technology	58.3%
Associate of Applied Science, Hospitality Administration	100%
Associate of Applied Science, Medical Assisting	63.2%
Associate of Applied Science, Nursing	92.9%
Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies	81.3%
Diploma, Medical Assisting	50%
Diploma, Medical Office Technology	0%
Diploma, Practical Nursing	70.0%
Certificate, Paralegal Studies	80%

Tri County Campus Career Placement Rate, July 1, 2010 to June 30
 

Program	Career Placement
Associate of Applied Science Advanced Personal Training	NA
Associate of Applied Business, Business Administration	0%
Associate of Applied Science, Cardiology Technician	NA
Associate of Applied Science, Computer Network Administration	NA
Associate of Applied Science, Criminal Justice	0%
Associate of Applied Science, Health Information Technology	NA
Associate of Applied Business, Hospitality Administration	NA
Associate of Applied Science, Medical Massage Therapy	NA
Associate of Applied Science, Medical Assisting	66.7%
Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies	100%
Diploma, Electrocardiography Technician	NA
Diploma, Medical Assisting	100%
Diploma, Medical Office Technology	100%
Certificate, Addictions Counseling	NA
Certificate, Legal Nurse Consulting	NA
Certificate, Paralegal Studies	NA

Student Diversity:

For admissions and other treatments of students and employees, the Beckfield College does not make discrimination on the basis of color, race, sex, disability, age, ethnic origin and religion.

The following table is likely to provide information about the student diversity (fall quarter 2010) at the College.

Florence Campus			Tri-County Campus
78%	Female		76%	Female
22%	Male		24%	Male
N/A	Age 25 and over		68%	25 and over
N/A	Age 24 and under		32%	24 and under
90%	White		49%	White
6%	Black/African-American		47%	Black/African-American
1%	Hispanic or Latino		1%	Hispanic or Latino
1%	American Indian/Alaska Native		1%	Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1%	Ethnicity unknown		1%	Ethnicity unknown
65%	Full-time students		60%	Full-time students
35%	Part-time students		40%	Part-time students
74%	Federal Pell Grant recipients		81%	Federal Pell Grant recipients