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Registration
\ Notification of Rights Under FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their
educational records. These rights include:
- The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day the college
receives a request for access.
Students should submit to the registrar written requests that identify the record(s)they wish to inspect. The college official
will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.
If the records arenot maintained by the college official to whom the request was submitted, that officialshall advise
the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
- The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that thestudent believes is
inaccurate.
Students may ask the college to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate. They should write the
college official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of therecord they want changed, and specify why
it is inaccurate.
If the college decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, the college will notify the student of
the decision and advise the student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional
information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.
- The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information containedin the student's
education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with
legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed bythe college in an administrative,
supervisory, academic or research, or support staffposition (including law enforcement unit personnel and health
staff); a person or company with whom the college is contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent);
a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an officialcommittee, such as a disciplinary or
grievance committee, or assisting another schoolofficial in performing his or her tasks.
A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to reviewan education record
in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.
- The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the
college to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers
FERPA are:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-4605
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