Access to Student Records

All student records relating to assessment, admissions, and enrollment are secured in a fireproof storage room or fireproof cabinets in the Office of Student Affairs.

Access to student records is restricted to authorized personnel. Students who wish to see their records may do so through the Student Affairs personnel.

In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93- 380, Section 513, amending the General Education Provisions Act, Section 438) (FERPA), students have the right to their personal official record as follows:

1. Inspect and review the education records;
2. Request the amendment of the student’s education records to ensure that they are not misleading, inaccurate, or otherwise in violation of privacy or other rights;
3. Contest the disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the education records, except to the extent that the Act and the regulation authorized disclosure without consent;
4. File with the U.S. Department of Education a complaint concerning alleged failures by the institution to comply with the requirements of the Act and the regulations; and
5. Obtain a copy of the institution’s student record policy.

FERPA includes the following as regards to directory information: the student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, and date of enrollment.

In compliance with this Act, it is not assumed that all students are independent. Parents of dependent students must prove such dependence through the presentation of the most recent 1040 form filed with the IRS before they will be granted access to any student record of their dependent.