This glossary features the official definitions for terms commonly used at Kirkwood Community College. Its purpose is to give all staff, faculty, administrators, current students, and prospective students a standard to guide their use of these terms. All entries have been reviewed and approved by their respective subject matter experts, and the glossary is routinely updated by the Institutional Research department so as to correct existing terms and add new ones.
Indicates high school students enrolled in contracted courses created for the regular college population online or at a Kirkwood Community College location.
1. Students that earned a credit credential (degree, diploma, or certificate) from Kirkwood Community College.
2. Members of Kirkwood Community Colllege's Alumni Leadership Council, who need only have completed some college credit coursework. Graduation is not necessary for qualification here.
1. Multiple sections of the same course which have separate synonyms and student rosters, but which have the same location, instructor, dates, and time.2. Multiple sections of the same course which have separate synonyms and student rosters, which share an instructor, whose lecture periods occur simultaneously in the same location, but whose lab periods occur at different times. In certain cases (known as the sidecar model) rather than a lab there is an additional course which is meant to assist with completion of the course in question. Students in one section of the primary course are enrolled in the additional course, while students in the other section are not.3. Multiple sections of different courses which share a location, meeting dates and times, and an instructor.
1. An academic credential awarded by Kirkwood Community College by completing a program of study that requires 30-48 credit hours.
2. A commonly used term for the paper document provided to students to represent their completed credential. This is often applied regardless of the level of the credential.
1. Students who report on Kirkwood Community College's Application for Admission that neither of their parents or guardians graduated from a four-year college or university.
2. Students who indicate on the FAFSA that the highest level of schooling completed by their parents is "High School" or "Middle school/Jr. High."