Student Rights
You have the right to know the following:
- what financial assistance is available, including information on all federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs;
- the deadline for submitting applications for each program;
- how financial aid will be distributed, and the criteria used by the College to select financial aid recipients;
- how financial need is determined - this includes how costs for tuition and fees, travel, books and supplies, personal and miscellaneous expenses, etc. are considered in the budget;
- the amount of financial need that has been met;
- the school’s refund policy;
- what portion of the financial aid package received must be repaid and what portion is grant;
- what resources (such as parental contribution, other financial aid, assets, etc.) are considered in the calculation of his/her need;
- how the school determines if students are maintaining satisfactory progress, including the 150% rule, and how to re-establish progress.
Student Responsibilities
You are responsible for the following:
- reading, understanding, signing, and accepting responsibility for all forms and official documents you are asked to provide;
- completing all application forms accurately and submitting them on time to the appropriate office;
- returning additional documentation, verification, corrections, and/or new information requested by the Financial Aid Office;
- informing the Financial Aid Office of any additional assistance received for educational expense;
- accepting responsibility for all agreements and/or certifications signed;
- notifying the lender, if a loan is included in the aid package, of changes in name, address, or school enrollment status;
- knowing and complying with the College’s refund policy and the Return of Title IV Funds;
- notifying the Financial Aid Office of changes in enrollment status, including a complete withdrawal from the College;
- complying with all application deadlines;
- paying any costs not covered by financial aid.
Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act
Public Law 101-542 as amended by Public Law 102-26, the Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991, is known as the Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act. Section 103 of Title I of the Act requires institutions to produce the completion or graduation rate of certificate, diploma, or degree seeking, full time undergraduate students entering the institution and make this rate readily available to current students and to prospective students enrolling or entering into any financial obligation. Central Carolina reports the College’s most recent graduation rate annually. This report is available on the College’s website at www.cctech.edu at “About - Institutional Effectiveness and Planning - Institutional Effectiveness & Reporting - Student Achievement Goals and Reporting.”
The Clery Act (formerly known as the Federal Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990) requires colleges and universities to publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. The College’s Annual Security Report describes security practices and procedures at all campuses of CCTC, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking policies, programs and procedures, and lists crime statistics for the most recent calendar year and the two preceding calendar years by campus. This report is available online at http://www.cctech.edu/resources/campus-security/, or the College will provide a paper copy upon request. The College also maintains a Daily Crime Log where individuals can access crime reports for any of the CCTC campuses. This crime log is available is available online at http://www.cctech.edu/service-and-support/campus-security/crime-log.
Crime statistics reported in this publication can also be requested by:
Mail: Campus Security Department
506 N. Guignard Dr. Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: (803)778-6655
Email: Direct inquiries to Securityoffice@cctech.edu
Online: You can view the Annual Security Report by visiting the Security web page at http://www.cctech.edu/resources/campus-security/ or through the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Post-Secondary Education Campuses Security website at http://ope.ed.gov/security.
Release of Student Information
The privacy and confidentiality of all present and former student records are preserved at Central Carolina Technical College. Student records are maintained and safeguarded by Student Records. You have the right to inspect and challenge the accuracy of your records.
Separate records are maintained in the following categories: (1) academic, (2) disciplinary, (3) counseling, (4) financial aid, and (5) testing placement. When justified by legitimate law enforcement needs, the campus security agency may maintain confidential records relating primarily to its investigative function.
According to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) when a student has attained 18 years of age or is enrolled in a postsecondary institution, the consent to issue records and the rights of viewing those records are required of and accorded to the student alone. Therefore, only you may view your record or request in writing an issuance of the record. If parents or other designated individuals wish to review or receive copies of your record, they must have your written permission to view or receive a copy, or the parents must provide evidence that you are a dependent. A copy of this information will be maintained in the student’s record.
Central Carolina Technical College will not release information to any other party without your written consent except in the following cases:
- Faculty members or administrators at Central Carolina Technical College may have access to your academic record if they can demonstrate justification.
- Release of your student information to local, state, or investigative/law enforcement agencies will be permitted only to those designated by law, including Department of Defense.
- A duly authorized representative of the College may release your student information which is specifically requested to lawyers for the plaintiff and defendant upon subpoena issued by proper court authorities.
- Names and academic records of those students who graduated the previous spring may be forwarded to their respective high schools for statistical purposes.
- Organizations conducting studies for educational agencies or institutions for the purpose of developing, validating, or administering predictive tests, student aid or instruction.
- Accrediting agencies
In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), certain directory information may be released for currently enrolled students. This directory information, which Central Carolina can release without permission, includes the student’s name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, program of study, date of enrollment, honors and awards received, degree/diploma awarded, unique student identifier numbers (not Social Security Number), and photographic, video graphic, and electronic images. This information will only be released while exercising extreme caution, so as not to cause you harm. If you wish not to have this information released, you must make the request in writing with Student Records.
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