Complying with the Clery Act requires Colleges and Universities throughout the United States  to publish and distribute an annual report that contains crime statistics, security-related  policy statements and the disclosure of fire safety requirements and local regulations. 

• Cyclists should use extreme caution and slow down or walk their bicycles when interacting with pedestrians. Cyclists should not use sidewalks and walkways when pedestrians are present.

• Automobiles are not required by law nor equipped with the reaction time to stop for bikes shooting across crosswalks. It is best for bicyclists wishing to use crosswalks to walk their bicycle through the crosswalk as a pedestrian.

• Bicycles using campus roadways operate with the same rules as automobiles.

• Bicyclists are strongly encouraged to wear safety equipment while on campus (including helmets) and adequately maintain their bike's mechanical aspects for the safest riding experience possible.

• Bike Rack use on campus is mandatory. We ask all bike riders to assist the college by not locking bikes so that they block sidewalks or handicap access to buildings. Furthermore, we ask bike riders to refrain from locking bikes to campus trees or foliage, light poles or other freestanding posts, or any railings or any other freestanding structures (except bike racks). Be mindful as we have students with disabilities who require accessible pathways and specific access to buildings. We are required by law to protect this access.

• MCC is not responsible for loss or damage to bicycles.

• Bikes locked or left anywhere else besides a bike rack are subject to the lock being cut and the bicycle impounded by Campus Police.

MCC Campus Police Officers are ALWAYS on duty and available to respond to any emergency or assist you in any way possible while on campus. 

Campus Police Services Include: 

• Responding to calls within campus jurisdiction.

• Escorting someone to their vehicle or residence hall if they feel unsafe.

• Jumping off vehicles.

• Patrolling campus on foot, golf carts, or in vehicles.

• Securing the campus in the event of a safety hazard or threat.

• Addressing and investigating crimes that take place on the campus or property of MCC.

• Developing and implementing safety procedures for evacuations, incident response, and severe weather events

• Maintaining the safety and security of all faculty, staff, students, and visitors 24 hours a day.

MCC utilizes the Eagle Alert Messaging System for emergency notifications. 

Eagle Alert is designed to use mass phone, email and text messaging to provide MCC students, faculty and staff with information about unscheduled school closings and/or any emergency or crisis affecting the campus. We feel confident the Eagle Alert system will be a useful tool in allowing individual notifications in a relatively short period. Our aim to keep our students, faculty and staff safe should ever the need occur.

All MCC students and employees are signed up to EagleAlert automatically.

All students enrolled at Meridian Community College must have a valid MCC ID Card.

• MCC ID Cards can be obtained in the L.O. Todd/Billy C. Beal Student Success Center.

• Student must provide a form of photo identification and a current class schedule to obtain an MCC ID Card.

• The first MCC ID Card is free for all students. A $10.00 replacement fee will be charged for any additional MCC ID Cards.

Students must display a current MCC ID Card on their person at all times while on campus.

• MCC ID Cards must be worn above the waist, which means it cannot be on a purse, book bag, etc.

• Individuals without an ID card in plain view will be stopped to verify their status as a student, staff, or authorized visitor.

• Individuals who fail to display their ID card may be subject to sanctions and penalties including charges of trespassing and/or suspension from school.

• MCC ID Cards are also required for the use of many services and activities on campus, such as the Student Success Center/Library, Quave Student Life Center, etc.

Each student who lives in on-campus student housing, regardless of age, has the option to identify an individual(s) that Meridian Community College can contact no later than 24 hours after the time the student is determined missing, according to the school’s official notification procedure.

Each on-campus housing student will be given a Confidential Contact Information sheet in which they can register one or more persons with the Director of Residence Life and Housing in the event the student is determined missing for more than 24 hours. This contact information is confidential and will only be accessible by authorized campus officials and may only be disclosed to law enforcement personnel.

Meridian Community College will notify the parent or guardian of any student under 18 years of age (who is not emancipated) no later than 24 hours after the time the student is determined to be missing, according to the college’s official notification procedure.

Meridian Community College will initiate the emergency contact procedure that the student designates if Campus Police or law enforcement personnel have been notified and determine that the student has been missing for more than 24 hours and has not returned to campus.

All concerns regarding a possible missing person (student, faculty or staff) should be immediately directed to the Campus Police Department. Upon receipt of a missing person report, the Campus Police will initiate a priority investigation. An investigating officer will meet with the individual(s) making such a report and will gather the following information:

• Essential information about the missing person, including a description, clothes last worn, possible location including last known destination, individuals the missing person might be with, known associates and vehicle description. A recent photograph will also be secured.

• The investigating officer will also gather information about the physical and mental well-being of the missing person. A current class schedule, class attendance information, job information and work schedule or residence hall information sheet (if applicable) will be obtained.

• Based upon information gathered in steps one and two, appropriate campus staff will be contacted and either questioned or notified regarding the missing person's status.

• If, after the completion of steps one through three, it appears that the person is actually missing, parents or an emergency contact person will be notified by the Dean or Associate Dean of Student Services or the Chief of Campus Police.  The College will also notify local law enforcement within 24 hours.

• After consultation with the family of the missing person, the Campus Police will issue a regional welfare alert for the missing person through the National Crime Information Center. Further investigatory measures will be taken or additional notifications made based upon the circumstances of the individual case.

• The Dean or Associate Dean of Student Services and/or the Chief of Campus Police will keep family apprised of the status of the investigation.

Meridian Community College students are expected to comply with the following vehicle regulations:

• All students operating a motor vehicle on campus must pay a safety and security fee upon registration for classes which entitles the student to one parking decal, which should be displayed on the outside of the rear glass of the vehicle, in the lower driver-side corner, or as close to said location as practicable. The decal authorizes the student to park on campus in designated parking areas.

• To obtain a valid parking permit, registered students should bring their Tag Registration Receipt from the issuing county and a valid drivers license.

• Housing students will be issued color coded decals specific to their residential assignment. Parking designated for housing students is restricted to residents of the individual housing units.

• Additional vehicles may be registered and parking decals purchased for $10 each, payable to the MCC Business Office.

• No vehicle shall display more than one MCC decal at any one time. Old decals should be removed. Vehicle operators must obey state and local laws and ordinances and all campus regulations at all times, to include traffic control devices (e.g. stop signs, yield signs,speed limit signs, traffic cones and parking signs).

• The speed limit on campus is 15 MPH unless otherwise posted.

• The student to whom a vehicle is registered is responsible for that vehicle while on campus, regardless of who is driving or parking the vehicle.

• Vehicle repair and maintenance may not be conducted on campus.

• Vehicles may not be left on campus unattended for more than 48 hours without notification and authorization of MCC Campus Police.

• No vehicle shall be stopped or parked on grass or sidewalks or in any space designated as No Parking, Handicap Parking, at any entrance/exit of a building, or along any painted curb.

• Any motor vehicle accident that results in damage to another person,vehicle, structure or object must be reported immediately to MCC Campus Police.

• By Mississippi Statute 63-3-405, leaving the scene of an accident, except to obtain emergency assistance, is a misdemeanor offense.

• All vehicles must be driven into parking spaces front-end first so that parking registration and tag information is visible from the lane of traffic.

• Vehicles parked illegally, inappropriately, or in such a way as to impede traffic or create a hazard may be towed at the discretion of MCC Campus Police without notice. Vehicles deemed abandoned by MCC Campus Police will be tagged with a warning notice and towed after five days unless other arrangements are authorized by the Chief of Campus Police.

• NOTE: MCC Police Officers may, at their discretion, issue Uniform Traffic Citations for violations of Mississippi law which must be disposed of through the Lauderdale County Justice Court which determines fine amounts and assesses court costs independent of the Meridian Community College or its Police Department.
  
  

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Fines for Vehicles and Other Violations:

If you have witnessed a crime on campus or have pertinent information about a crime or incident, Meridian Community College has created this form for reporting anonymously. Fill out the form below; your identity will be protected to the fullest extent possible.

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