Educational Record and Privacy Rights
The College, in accordance with existing state and federal laws, reaffirms the rights of students to access their official educational record and to challenge the accuracy of such information. The College limits the release of personally identifiable data, other than directory information, without explicit student consent.
The educational record includes, but is not limited to, a copy of the original application for admission, transcript(s) of previous educational records, statement of residency (from application or otherwise), placement test results, Student Data Change forms, duplicates of other forms completed by the student, and copies of correspondence between the College and the student.
Information identified as public or directory information may be released without the student’s consent for purpose deemed beneficial to the student by College officials or to remain in compliance with the Solomon Amendment. Directory information is defined as the student’s name, local address, date of birth, age, email address, phone number, major field of study, degrees and honors received, dates of enrollment and current enrollment status. Students who do not wish any or all of the above information be released to outside agencies must notify Student Services in writing at time of registration. The request for nondisclosure of directory information should be renewed each semester.
Students are notified annually of their rights under FERPA through the Academic Bulletin and Student Handbook. Also, students may inspect and review their educational record upon a letter of request submitted to Student Services identifying the record to inspect. A student may ask for amendment of a record that is believed to be inaccurate or misleading. The student should make the request in writing to Student Services. The request should clearly identify the part of the record to be changed and should specify why it is inaccurate or misleading.