Student Consumer Information
In compliance with federal regulations which require disclosure to current and prospective students, Harford Community College is providing the following notice which lists and describes student consumer information available. You may also request a written copy of this information upon request from the individual offices indicated below.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of student records and affords students certain rights which begin once a student is registered for classes. It provides for the right to inspect and review education records, the right to seek to amend those records, and to limit disclosure of information from the records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
Solomon Amendment
The Solomon Amendment is a federal law that mandates that institutions receiving federal funding must give military recruiters access to campus and to lists of students, including personally identifiable student information. The Solomon Amendment supersedes FERPA.
Financial Assistance Information
The information includes eligibility requirements, application forms and procedures, satisfactory progress standards, cost of attendance, types of financial aid programs, disbursement of funds and return of Title IV assistance. Further information is available from the Financial Aid Office in the Student Center, 443-412-2257.
Institutional Information
The College Catalog, available upon request from the Welcome Center in the Student Center, or online at http://ww2.harford.edu/Catalog/, contains information on academic programs, faculty, staff, and administration, accreditations, student services including those for students with disabilities, withdrawal and refund policies, tuition and fees and much more. Further information about reviewing institutional accreditation documents can be obtained from the President's Office, 443-412-2230.
Institutional Security Procedures and Crime Statistics Report
This information includes procedures concerning Public Safety, such as alcohol and drug use; crime prevention; campus emergency response and evacuation procedures; and the reporting of criminal and hate offenses, arrests, and disciplinary actions. The information also includes statistics for the previous three years on federally-prescribed reportable crimes. You may obtain this information by contacting Public Safety in the Library, 443-412-2272.
Drug and Alcohol Policy
This information includes the College's policy on illegal drugs and alcohol on campus, state and federal laws, education and counseling programs, sanctions for violations of the policy, and how to find out more about the policy. Harford Community College's Guide for a Drug-Free Campus and Workplace is available from the Student Activities office, 443-412-2140 (Student Center, lower level).