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://www.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 Annual Security Report
Includes information regarding issues concerning Public Safety, such as crime prevention; campus emergency response and evacuation procedures; and the reporting of criminal and hate offenses, arrests, and disciplinary actions. Crime statistics for the previous three years are reported as required by the Department of Education. You may access this information in the Annual Security Report or by calling the Department of Public Safety at 443-412-2041. In the event of an emergency, you may reach a Public Safety Officer by calling 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 Office of Student Life, 443-412-2140 (Student Center, lower level).
Graduation, Retention, and Transfer Rates
This Graduation, Retention, and Transfer rates information for all students and for students receiving athletic financial aid is a portion of the data that the College reports to the federal government via the Integrated Postsecondary Education Database (IPEDS). For additional information, please contact the Office of Analytics and Planning at 443-412-2344.
It has been, and will continue to be, the policy of Harford Community College that all students, employees, applicants, and other persons dealing with the College will do so in an atmosphere that is free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law. This policy includes, but is not limited to, decisions about recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, social or recreational programs, academic opportunities and enrollment.