Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy and Information

Non-Discrimination Statement (Long Version)

Lower Columbia College offers over 90 certificate, associate, and applied bachelor's degree options in various fields, providing a rich complement of academic and professional/technical programs. Pre-college math and English, high school completion, English Language Learning, and continuing education options are also available.

Lower Columbia College has an open admission policy. Credential-seeking students must apply for admission and register for the relevant program. The College will take steps to ensure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission or participation in all educational and vocational education programs.

Lower Columbia College does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX, including in admission and employment. The College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, perceived or actual physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, veteran or military status, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendment Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act and Washington State's Law Against Discrimination, Chapter 49.60 RCW and their implementing regulations.

Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy

Lower Columbia College does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX, including in admission and employment. Lower Columbia College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, perceived or actual physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, veteran or military status, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal, as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendment Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act and Washington State's Law Against Discrimination, Chapter 49.60 RCW and their implementing regulations.

Harassment is defined as a form of discrimination consisting of physical or verbal conduct that denigrates or shows hostility toward an individual because of their membership in a protected class or their perceived membership in a protected class. Harassment occurs when the conduct is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it has the effect of altering the terms or conditions of employment or substantially limiting the ability of a student to participate in or benefit from the College’s educational and/or social programs and/or student housing.

Discrimination & Harassment Complaint Procedure

Title IX and Sex Discrimination

Title IX helps to foster safe and respectful college environments that better protect students, faculty and staff from incidents of sex-based discrimination and sexual harassment, including sexual violence, relationship violence and abuse.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the College's Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, or both. The College's Title IX Coordinator is:

Name: Kendra Sprague, Vice President of Foundation, HR, & Legal Affairs
Title: Title IX / EEO Coordinator
Office: Administration Building 115
1600 Maple Street, Longview, WA 98632
Phone: (360) 442-2121
e-mail: title9@lowercolumbia.edu
TTY/Relay Service: 7-1-1 or (800) 833-6388

Name: Sue Orchard, Vice President of Student Services
Title: Title IX / EEO Coordinator
Office: Admissions Center 159
1600 Maple Street, Longview, WA 98632
Phone: (360) 442-2300
e-mail: title9@lowercolumbia.edu
TTY/Relay Service: 7-1-1 or (800) 833-6388

The College's nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located at:

Faculty & Staff

Continuous Notice

Abbreviated Notice

Working Together to End Sexual Violence Yes Means yes. Every student deserves to feel safe.

Click above to access a guide to keeping each other safe from sexual violence.

LCC is committed to fostering a safe learning and working environment for students and employees in compliance with the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and other legislation.

Make a Report

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please use LCC's Make a Report system.

Please Make a Report if you observe or experience harassment, discrimination, bias, misconduct or threatening behavior.

Sex discrimination includes Sex-based Harassment, and occurs when there is more than de minimis (insignificant) harm to an individual by treating them differently from an otherwise similarly situated individual based on: sex stereotypes; sex characteristics; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; and gender identity.

Sex-based harassment is a type of Sex Discrimination that occurs when there is the following discriminatory conduct on the basis of sex:

Quid pro quo harassment: An employee, agent, or other person authorized by the College to provide an aid, benefit, or service under the College’s education program or activity explicitly or impliedly conditioning the provision of such an aid, benefit, or service on a person’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct.
Hostile environment: Unwelcome sex-based conduct that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from the recipient’s education program or activity (i.e., creates a hostile environment). Whether a hostile environment has been created is a fact-specific inquiry that includes consideration of the following:
1. The degree to which the conduct affected the Complainant’s ability to access the recipient’s education program or activity;
2. The type, frequency, and duration of the conduct;
3. The parties’ ages, roles within the recipient’s education program or activity, previous interactions, and other factors about each Party that may be Relevant to evaluating the effects of the conduct;
4. The location of the conduct and the context in which the conduct occurred; and
5. Other sex-based harassment in the recipient’s education program or activity.

Sexual violence is a form of sexual discrimination and harassment. Nonconsensual sexual intercourse, nonconsensual sexual contact (fondling), incest, statutory rape, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking are all types of sexual violence.