Campus Safety & Security
Committed to a Safe Learning Environment
College of the Mainland provides an inclusive environment for education, employment, and business. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on protected status, including race, gender, age, or disability. Our leadership and staff are committed to a campus free from sexual violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
Committed to a Safe Learning Environment
Every student and employee deserves an environment where they can thrive, free from fear and bias.
Essential Services
24/7 Police Assistance
Our officers are available 365 days a year to respond to emergencies, investigate reports, and ensure campus peace.
Safety Escorts
Feeling uneasy walking to your car at night? Contact us at ext. 599 for a uniformed escort to any building or parking lot on campus.
Emergency Alerts
Stay informed during critical incidents. Ensure your contact information is updated in the COM Alert system to receive real-time notifications.
Vehicle Assistance
Locked your keys in your car or have a dead battery? Campus police provide basic motorist assistance to students and staff.
Reporting & Support
Report a Crime or Incident:
If you witness a crime or suspicious activity, report it immediately. Your timely information helps keep our community safe.
- Nonemergency:
- 409-933-8403, or on campus, dial 8403.
- Or email at campuspd@com.edu
- Emergency Number:
- From any phone on campus, dial 599.
COM provides a learning environment free from discrimination and violence. Access resources, advocacy, and confidential support through our Title IX office.
Report an Issue regarding discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, including: sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence, dating and domestic violence, stalking, sex-based discrimination, discrimination on the basis of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, pregnancy discrimination, sex trafficking, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, discrimination based on race, color, age (40 years or older), religion, national origin, disability, Veteran status or retaliation for reporting a concern.
A Student Complaint is an educational or personal issue or condition that a student believes to be unfair, inequitable, or a hindrance to their education.
Students who have a complaint about their COM experience should complete this form and submit it to the Dean of Students Office.
Compliance & Transparency (Clery Act)
College of the Mainland (COM) strives to provide a safe and secure environment to promote an ideal learning environment for all. COM has developed policies and procedures geared to ensure that reasonable measures are taken to maintain a safe and secure campus. The College of the Mainland Police Department (COM PD) is responsible for deterring criminal activity by patrolling the campus and enforcing local, state, and federal laws, as well as college policies.
Annual Security Report (ASR)
In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Act, we publish annual statistics regarding campus crime and safety policies.
Daily Crime Log
A public record of all alleged criminal incidents reported to campus police, updated within two business days.
Safety Definitions & Awareness
Crimes Against Persons
- Murder: The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. (Note: Excludes negligence, suicide, or accidental deaths).
- Manslaughter: The killing of another person through gross negligence or the reckless disregard for life and safety.
- Aggravated Assault: An unlawful attack intended to inflict severe bodily injury, usually involving a weapon or means likely to produce great bodily harm.
Sexual Misconduct & Offenses
- Sex Offenses: Any sexual act directed against another person without their consent, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent.
- Rape: Any penetration (vaginal, anal, or oral) by a body part or object without the victim's consent.
- Fondling: The touching of private body parts for sexual gratification without consent, including cases involving mental incapacity or age-related inability to consent.
- Incest: Non-forcible sexual intercourse between persons related within degrees where marriage is prohibited by law.
- Statutory Rape: Non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the legal age of consent.
Relationship & Personal Safety
- Dating Violence: Violence committed by someone in a romantic or intimate relationship with the victim. This includes sexual/physical abuse or the threat of such abuse.
- Domestic Violence: A pattern of abusive behavior (physical, sexual, or emotional) between current or former spouses, intimate partners, cohabitants, or those who share a child.
- Stalking: A "course of conduct" (two or more acts) directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for their safety or suffer substantial emotional distress.
Property & Environment Crimes
- Robbery: Taking or attempting to take anything of value from a person by force, violence, or by putting the victim in fear.
- Burglary: The unlawful entry of a structure with the intent to commit a felony or theft.
- Motor Vehicle Theft: The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle, including joyriding.
- Arson: Any willful or malicious burning (or attempt to burn) of property, buildings, or vehicles, with or without the intent to defraud.
- Weapon Law Violations: The illegal manufacture, sale, possession, or concealed/open carry of deadly weapons, including furnishing weapons to minors and all related attempts.
- Drug Abuse Violations: The unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, or manufacturing of controlled substances. This includes narcotics (opium, cocaine, heroin), marijuana, synthetic drugs (methadone), and dangerous non-narcotics (barbiturates).
- Liquor Law Violations: The illegal manufacture, sale, transport, or possession of intoxicating liquor, including furnishing alcohol to minors and maintaining unlawful drinking sites. (Note: This excludes public drunkenness and DUI. Incidents referred only for campus disciplinary action do not require police reporting).
- Weapon Law: The illegal manufacture, sale, possession, or concealed/open carry of deadly weapons, including furnishing weapons to minors and all related attempts.
- Drug Abuse: The unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, or manufacturing of controlled substances. This includes narcotics (opium, cocaine, heroin), marijuana, synthetic drugs (methadone), and dangerous non-narcotics (barbiturates).
- Liquor Law Violations: The illegal manufacture, sale, transport, or possession of intoxicating liquor, including furnishing alcohol to minors and maintaining unlawful drinking sites. (Note: This excludes public drunkenness and DUI. Incidents referred only for campus disciplinary action do not require police reporting).
Under the Clery Act, College of the Mainland is required to track the occurrence of certain crimes occurring on or near campus:
- On Campus: any building or property owned or controlled by an institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution’s educational purposes, including residence halls. This also includes any building or property that is within or reasonably contiguous to the geographic area that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is frequently used by students, and supports institutional purposes (such as a food or other retail vendor).
- Non-Campus: any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution’s educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution. This also includes any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution.
- Public Property: all public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
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