(FERPA) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

The student’s educational record is confidential and will only be disclosed at the written request of the student or alumnus or to the extent that Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) authorizes disclosure without consent. The only information that may be released without the student’s permission is:

•  Name

• Dates of attendance

• Full-time or part-time enrollment status

• Honors and awards received

• Degree(s)/certificate(s) awarded, if any

• City of residence

• Address by county

• Participation in officially recognized sports and activities, and

• Photograph. Photographs may be used for marketing, publicity, and newsworthy events. 

A student must notify the Records Office in writing if this information is not to be released.

Students may inspect and review their educational records by submitting a written request to the Registrar which identifies as precisely as possible the record or records he or she wishes to inspect. The Registrar will make the needed arrangements for access as promptly as possible and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. The College reserves the right to refuse to permit a student to inspect the following records: (1) The financial statement of the student’s parents; (2) those records which are excluded from the FERPA determination of educational records.

Students who believe that their education records are inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of their privacy rights, may ask to have them corrected. Contact the Records Office for the proper procedure.

A parent or eligible student may file a written complaint with the Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave, SW Washington, DC 20202-5901 regarding an alleged violation under FERPA. Contact the Records Office for the proper procedure.

Contact the Records Office to obtain a copy of the College’s FERPA policy.