Student Housing Policies

Student Code of Conduct

AVTEC has a Student Code of Conduct that all students are required to follow at all times while a student at AVTEC. Any violation of this Code of Conduct will result in corrective actions against the student. Please see the Student Code of Conduct in the Student Handbook for specific details.

Drugs, Alcohol and Intoxication

AVTEC is an Alcohol and Drug-Free Campus. Alcohol and street drugs (including cannabis, alcohol containers and drug paraphernalia) are strictly prohibited on campus. Students who are visibly impaired or intoxicated are not allowed on campus. Students are expected to read and understand AVTEC’s Alcohol/Drug Policy (Appendix A – Student Handbook for details).

Quiet Hours

Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. These hours are strictly enforced. Please be respectful of these hours.

Smoking, Smokeless Tobacco, and Vaping

Campus smoking and nicotine use rules are required by law and are enforced. Obey all signs and placards. Smoking and Vaping of any sort is only permitted in designated outdoor smoking areas. Smokeless tobacco is allowed only in your own room and the designated outdoor smoking areas.

Room Cleaning

Residents are required to keep their assigned room and bathroom clean. Vacuum cleaners, mops, brooms, trash bags, and other cleaning supplies are available in several locations on campus. All residents should arrange a schedule with their ‘suitemate’ to clean their shared bathroom at least once a week.

Room floors should be free of tripping hazards, clothes and other personal items should be picked up and trash must be regularly removed from room and disposed of in the shared dumpsters located outside in the alley and near the main entrance.

Regular room inspections will be conducted every 4-6 weeks to ensure sanitation, health and safety. Prior notice will be given for room inspections. A student with a failed inspection will be subject to corrective action(s).

Housing Inspections

Staff will perform regular health and safety inspections inside Residence Hall rooms and Family Student Housing Apartments. Public notice of inspections will be posted at least 24 hours in advance.

Students will receive a notice of violations, if discovered during the inspection. The notice will list items to be corrected/resolved with a deadline to comply. Failure to comply will result in a written warning. Subsequent violations may result in eviction.

Right to Entry/Privacy

Residents have the right to privacy in their Residence Hall room or Family Student Housing Apartment. Residents should lock their doors when they are not in their room and use good judgment to store valuable items. Staff may enter a room after knocking loudly and announcing themselves within these parameters:

• During unoccupied breaks for maintenance or other business purposes;
• After prior public notice to conduct regular housing health and safety inspections;
• After prior public notice to affected residents, to perform maintenance work necessary for the continued operation of the entire facility;
• After prior notification to the resident, to prepare room space for a new resident or to pack the belongings of a former resident;
• To make repairs after a resident has given notice of needed maintenance;
• To locate a missing student when their whereabouts cannot be determined from instructors or friends, and when his/her roommate is unavailable;
• To handle any emergency which threatens the health and safety of the resident or other residents; or
• To investigate activity that appears to violate AVTEC policy and regulations, when staff has probable cause.

Cafeteria Meals and In-Room Cooking

Cafeteria food, plates, bowls, glasses, cups or utensils must not be taken anywhere outside of the cafeteria.

Cooking appliances are not allowed in dorm rooms (Electric Coffee makers and hot water kettles are permitted). Shared Microwaves are provided in several locations around the Residence Life buildings. Students are expected to clean microwaves after use.

Guests

Visitors to the Residence Hall (dorms):

All non-residents are required to be out of the residence hall and off-campus by 10:00 p.m. All visitors must be over 18 and escorted at all times by the resident they are visiting. The resident will be fully responsible for the actions of the visitor(s). NO OVERNIGHT GUESTS ALLOWED.

Visitors to Student Apartments:

All visitors must register with the Residence Life Office prior to overnight stays. There are restrictions on length of stay and number of visitors.

Personal Vehicles and Parking

Students that bring a vehicle with them to training at AVTEC must register their vehicle with the Residence Life office prior to parking anywhere on AVTEC Campus. The vehicle must be in good operational condition. Proof of registration or insurance will be required to register a vehicle. One vehicle per student may be registered.

Students may park in any unrestricted AVTEC parking area. Vehicles that are not in compliance may receive a parking violation that could result in the loss of parking privileges or the vehicle towed at the owner’s expense.

Students may not leave their vehicles on campus during the summer/winter break or between school years. Vehicle maintenance on campus, in any parking lot or training area is strictly prohibited unless prior approval is given, in writing, from their Department Head. Failure to adhere to this requirement will be grounds for corrective action.

Candles, Incense and Diffusers

Due to risk to life and property, candles, torches, incense and other open flame devices are strictly prohibited anywhere inside or around AVTEC premises.

Electric or battery-operated candles and diffusers are acceptable.

Wall Hangings

Do not use nails, tacks, screws, or tape to hang items on the walls in AVTEC housing. Only use poster putty or cork strips inside rooms to mount items to the walls. Residents will be charged for damage due to thumbtacks or other wall attachments. All items hung on residence hall room walls in plain view must be appropriate.

Occupancy during Holidays and Summer Breaks

Students cannot stay in their rooms in the residence halls during the winter holiday but may leave their personal belongings in their rooms. Students must vacate, clean, and check out of their rooms for the summer break using the same process and guidelines found in the section on moving out.

Summer storage of personal belongings is available for returning students and can be coordinated with the Residence Life staff.

Moving Out of Student Housing

Students must vacate their room no more than 48 hours after exiting their training program. Students must remove all personal belongings and clean the room and bathroom. A check list will be provided to students prior to exiting. Cleaning includes, but is not limited to, thoroughly cleaning walls, floors, bathrooms, furniture, and removing all personal belongings and trash.

A Residence Life staff member will inspect the room prior to the student’s departure. The student must pass this inspection, return their room key & any borrowed equipment or items prior to be cleared. Damages to the room, furniture or items left unclean when a student departs will result in cleaning and/or damage charges.

Student Housing Corrective Actions

The Student Housing Policies set standards of expectations of students residing in AVTEC housing.

AVTEC Student Housing residents are held responsible for their conduct at all times. Any student in violation of the Student Housing Policies is subject to disciplinary action to include:

Residence Life Warning: An initial written warning will be given for violation of any of AVTEC Student Housing Policies. Only one warning will be issued before an Eviction is issued.

Residence Life Eviction: An Eviction from Student Housing will be issued when a Residence Life warning for a violation has not been resolved or improved, however, depending on the severity of the violation, an eviction may be the initial corrective action for a violation.

A student evicted from the residence halls as part of disciplinary action will forfeit room payment for the balance of the current term. The student may continue to eat in the cafeteria and utilize recreation facilities as an off campus resident for the current term as long as those rights have not been terminated as part of the disciplinary action. A student evicted from family housing apartments as part of disciplinary action will forfeit rent payment for the remainder of the current and following month.

Following an eviction the student must vacate the residence hall or family apartment within 48 hours. The student must remove all personal belongings, clean the unit, return the key, and pass a housing inspection. Failure to do so will result in additional charges for room cleaning, damage repair and/or failure to return keys.