FERPA General Guidelines

Students have three primary rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). These are: 1) to inspect and review their educational records, 2) to have some control over the disclosure of information from their education records and 3) to seek to amend their education records.

The Office of the Registrar takes full responsibility for the security of academic records. Under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the information in students’ files may be released only under specific conditions. Current or former students of CCA have complete access to their records in compliance with requirements under the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C.§1232q. Students may view them upon request at the Registration and Records office. If students feel the records contain errors, they may appeal in writing to the Registrar.

FERPA requires institutions to give public notice to students of the categories of personally identifiable information, which the institution has designated as public or directory information. Colleges may disclose directory information without prior written consent of the student, unless the student requests in writing to the contrary no later than the first official class meeting date of each semester.