Apr 05, 2025  
2025-2026 College Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2025-2026 College Catalog & Student Handbook

Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology Programs Drug Testing Policy


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Central Carolina Technical College and the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology students are strictly prohibited from being under the influence of alcohol or any drug/medication that alters behavior or appearance of capability while engaged in any portion of their formal educational experience. Students are subject to drug testing at times when the student’s actions constitute reasonable suspicion. Factors that may indicate reasonable suspicion for drug testing include but are not limited to:

 

  • Contributing to a laboratory accident.
  • Possession of drug paraphernalia.
  • Unexplained abnormal or erratic behavior.
  • Observance of drug or alcohol use.
  • Other behavior that gives reasonable suspicion.

 

Students who display reasonable suspicion will be immediately removed from the education experience and are required to submit to an immediate drug screening. All random toxicology screenings must be completed on the day the student is notified by the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology. If the student does not test on that day, it will be considered a refusal and considered positive, which will result in immediate program dismissal. If the student is in class outside of drug screening operating hours and demonstrates suspicious behavior, the student will be required to complete the drug test the following day at 8 am.

The student will not be permitted to drive from the campus and must arrange for transportation. Central Carolina Technical College is not responsible fro transporting the student to the testing site. The School of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology will pay for the cost of toxicology screenings. If the student does not test as assigned, it will be considered a refusal and considered positive, which will result in immediate program dismissal.

Positive results will result in immediate dismissal from the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology. Students who test positive will be removed from the program of study for one year. Unsatisfactory results, including but not limited to inconclusive, negative-dilute, cancelled, and invalid due to temperature out of range, will result in immediate dismissal from the program if the investigation determines the lab/agency was not at fault for the unsatisfactory results. If the student is not found at fault for the unsatisfactory results, the student will be required to complete another toxicology screening within the time frame provided by the program. If two (2) toxicology screenings come back unsatisfactory, a hair follicle toxicology screening may be required.

Grievances regarding the toxicology screening policy are not permitted. Any student dismissed based on positive results, unsatisfactory results, or refusal to test as required will be removed from the program of study for one year.

The college does not accept responsibility for the student’s ineligibility for coursework, continued enrollment in the program, subsequent licensure, and/or future employment for any reason, including failure to pass toxicology screening.