Student Right-To-Know

Policy

    Danville Area Community College, as an institution of higher education, has a responsibility to disclose information with respect to completion or graduation rates and campus safety policies and procedures to current and prospective students and employees for enrollment or employment. The College will prepare, publish, and distribute information regarding completion or graduation rates and campus policies, procedures, and crime statistics as required by the Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 (PL 101-542) and as amended by the Higher Education Technical Amendment of 1991 (PL 102-26).

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Procedure

    Danville Area Community College will prepare, publish, and distribute for disclosure of the following to current and prospective students and employees for enrollment or employment:

• Program completion and graduation rates for full-time certificate-seeking and degree-seeking students and student athletes. The first report to the Secretary and for disclosure to current and prospective students and athletes shall be made available through appropriate mailings or publications by July 1, 1993, and annually thereafter.

  This information is available from the Institutional Effectiveness office located in Cannon Hall, Room 109, or on the DACC website at the following link: http://www.dacc.edu/ar/strk.html

• Campus security policies, procedures, and campus crime statistical information. The first security report for disclosure to current students and employees and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon request shall be made available through appropriate publications or mailings by September 1, 1992, and annually thereafter.

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Students' Rights to Privacy

    DACC maintains compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-380). The law provides the student access to official records directly related to the student. It also provides the student with the opportunity for a hearing to challenge such records on the grounds that they are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate. Students who wish to review their official college record should contact the office of the Registrar.

    The College is authorized under the Act to release public directory information concerning students without prior consent of the student. Directory information includes the following:

Name; address; telephone listing; e-mail address; major field of study; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height (if member of athletic team); dates of attendance; enrollment status (full- or part-time hours enrolled in or completed); degrees, certificates, honors received or anticipated; parent’s names and hometown in connection with publicity on sports achievements, degrees, or awards received; previous educational agencies or institutions attended; and photograph.

    Directory information is subject to release by the College at any time unless the College Registrar has received prior written request from the student specifying the information not to be released. The Registrar’s Office is in the Admissions and Records area in Vermilion Hall.

    The College is also authorized to provide access to student records to DACC officials and employees who have legitimate education interests in such access. These are persons who have responsibilities in the College’s academic, administrative, or service functions.

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