Assembly

Assembly is mandatory for staff and students on all campuses.  As a United Church of Jamaica and The Cayman Island affiliated institution, Knox Community College maintains a rich and diversified programme of religious activities.  

Every Monday at 11 a.m. there is a general assembly where all members of the College meet to develop spiritual mooring. 

Other religious activities include a week of spiritual emphasis, usually held during the last week of October, when lecturers and students are encouraged to meet each day in order to develop spiritual awareness.

Administrative Block

The Principal and the Vice Principal offices, in addition to the Accounts department, are located in this area.  In order to meet with the Principal and Vice Principal, appointments must be made with their respective secretaries.  The Cobbla, Mandeville and May Pen campuses have their own administrative offices.

Student Services Office

This is located on the Spalding Campus above the administrative block.  This office has direct responsibility for all student matters (e.g.  Transcript, applications, reports etc.).  It services all four campuses.
There are however student services representatives on all the campuses.

International Affairs

Knox Community College has always had a sense of its global mission. In response to regional integration and the demands of globalization,the institution has sought to forge ties with the like minded institutions in the rest of the world. It is against this background that the Office of International Affairs was established.

The  main  purpose  of  this  office  is  to  foster educational links with regional  and  international colleges / universities.  This office is instrumental in organizing staff and student exchanges between our College and Colleges in Canada, USA, and England .Through these linkages, students upon completion of their programmes here, have an opportunity to widen their knowledge and skills in their respective fields of study abroad. Faculty also benefits from opportunities to visit , teach and observe best practices in institutions overseas.

Today the College has established linkages with educational institutions all over North America  and  Europe. These institutions include:                                 

The College, through its International Office seeks to foster cultural and intellectual collaborative initiatives aimed at strengthening global linkages. To this end, the Office is constantly seeking to broaden existing linkages and to establish new ones. The College is presently engaged in dialogue with its overseas partners with a view to having its courses articulated with these institutions, this would further facilitate student exchanges as well as continuing studies abroad. It is hoped that additional scholarships to study overseas will be generated from this process.

Teacher Evaluation
In the democratic climate in which we operate, it is our policy to afford students the opportunity to evaluate their lecturers at least once during each semester. This process is to ensure the highest levels of accountability of lecturers towards course delivery and to maintain our commitment toward providing a rewarding academic experience for our students. The evaluation process is administered by the Campus Director on each campus in a manner that maintains the integrity of the process and in an atmosphere free from intimidation.

Clubs and Societies
Knox Community College has always been an institution which strives to develop well-rounded students.  With this in mind, the college encourages the formation and maintenance of various clubs and societies whose activities will foster the social, cultural, environmental and spiritual development of our students. 

To encourage participation a specified period is time-tabled each week to facilitate these activities. Each student is encouraged to become a member of at least one club and to participate in and promote activities that positively impact their peers and their communities..  Listed below are the various clubs and societies.

Student Services
The college offers a range of services which allow the students the opportunity  to  develop  socially  and  intellectually.  These services include :

• Counseling
  The counseling Centre is  located in the Health  Services  building with a full  time Guidance Counselor. The main  purpose  is  to  help students  deal  effectively  with  the  inherent  stresses  of  college  life.  A counselor is assigned to  each of the other campuses.

Counseling is provided in the following areas:

a)         Financial Matters

b)         Career Choices

c)         Personal Development

( All matters discussed are treated with the strictest confidence.)

• Health Services
  Students on all campuses have access to various health services. There is a registred nurse whose main office is located on the Spalding Campus and who visits each of the other campuses one day each week the Cobbla Campus is serviced by members of the Nursing Department  located on this campus, which offers programmes in Enrolled Assistant Nursing as well as the new Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing to begin in September 2006. students’ health needs are attended to during school hours (8:30 am 5:00 p.m).  There are doctors on call in case of emergencies.  All four campuses are in close proximity to public hospitals and the college have a Memorandum of Understanding with these hospitals, The Percy Junor Hospital in Spalding, The Mandeville Regional Hospital and The May Pen Public Hospital.

• Food Services
  A cafeteria is located on each campus. Students can purchase cooked meals and snacks at reasonable prices.

• Scholarships’ Office
  This Office is located in the Students’ Services block of the Spalding Campus and administers scholarships, Bursaries and other financial aid available to students of the institution.

Scholarships can be accessed for all full-time courses.

• Scholarships are provided for both students and staff, Notices are placed in the Campus Director's office as well as in the Students Services Office, when Scholarships become available.
  Scholarships are available for both local as well as overseas study
•   Application forms are generally provided on request and are submitted to the relevant authorities by the Scholarships Co-ordinator, if and when applicants meet the deadlines posted by the Knox Scholarships Office.
• Students who do not meet the requirements for a particular Scholarship, can seek financial assistance advice through this office.
• Other financial assistance may be acquired through the Jamaica   Values and Attitude Programme or the National Youth Service  (See the office for details).

• Benevolent Fund
  This is intended to assist students who are experiencing severe financial difficulties.  In selecting students to receive such an aid, the college gives consideration to their character and academic achievements.  Such aid can be accessed through the guidance counselor.