Statement of Policy: Northeast State Community College, in the implementation of TBR regulations pertaining to discipline and conduct of students, insures the constitutional rights of students by affording a system of constitutionally and legally sound procedures, which provide the protection of due process of law. In furtherance of this mandate, Northeast State has enacted policies, which are in compliance with TBR Rule 0240-02-3 and TBR Policies 3.02.00.01 and 3.02.01.00 , as well as all state and federal law. All disciplinary procedures are affirmatively communicated to the faculty, staff, and students of the institution as well as published in appropriate websites, handbooks, or manuals.

Click the link below to view Northeast State's policies and disciplinary procedures related to academic, non-academic, and classroom misconduct. Included are the definitions of misconduct and the descriptions of the College's two grievance procedures (Academic and Non-Academic). Discipline committee memberships, interim suspension hearings, and minimum requirements of due process for institutional hearings are explained. 

NeSCC Policy 03:05:04

Complete Student Conduct and Disciplinary Sanctions are found online in Chapter 3 of the Northeast State Policies and Procedures Manual. College policies addressing misconduct and disciplinary sanctions include the following:

NeSCC Policy Information

• 02:05:00 - Class Interruptions
• 02:07:00 - Course Syllabus
• 02:18:00 - Admission & Delivery of Services to International Students and the Employment & Delivery of Services to International Faculty & Academic Staff at TBR Institutions
• 03:05:00 - Expectations of Students and Student Code of Conduct
• 03:05:02 - Institutional Policy Statement
• 03:05:03 - Disciplinary Offenses
• 03:05:04 - Academic, Non-Academic and Classroom Misconduct
• 03:05:05 - Disciplinary Sanctions
• 03:05:06 - Disciplinary Procedures
• 03:05:08 - Visitors
• 03:05:15 - Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment
• 04:62:01 - Social Media
• 04:70:00 - Animals on Campus
• 05:04:02 - Drug-Free Campus/Workplace Policy
• 07:05:00 - Programs for Minors on Campus
• 06:04:00 - Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Committee
• 06:04:01 - Care Team Subcommittee
• 06:43:00 - Student Discipline Committee
• 06:51:00 - Academic Discipline Committee
• 07:01:00 - Firearms and Other Weapons 

Please note that the Final Grade Appeal Policy (NeSCC Policy 02:11:02) and the related procedures are located on the Student Comments web page.

Contacts, Locations, and Office Hours

Student Success

Campus:  Blountville
Office:  Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services
Room:  C2110, General Studies Building
Office Hours:  8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
Address:  2425 Highway 75, P.O. Box 246, Blountville, TN 37617
Phone:  423.323.0229
Fax:  423.323.0215
Email:  stucomments@NortheastState.edu