What to Disclose, When, and to Whom | Annual Notice of Required Disclosures of Student Consumer Information Description of Information to be Disclosed | Where to Find Information |
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What: Institutional Information To: Enrolled Students When: Annually the 1st week of class To: Enrolled Students Prospective Students When: Upon Request | Cost of attending school i.e.: Tuition and Fees Institutional Refund Policy/Requirements for officially withdrawing from school Information regarding the school's academic support and career tech career options Copyright/peer to peer Entities that accredit, license, or approve the school and its career options and procedures for reviewing school's accreditation, licensing, or approval documentation Description of any special services and facilities for disabled students Titles and availability of employees responsible for dissemination of institutional and financial assistance disclosure information and how to contact them Net Price Calculator Grievance Procedures, Constitution Day, Voter Registration
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What: Financial Assistance Information To: Enrolled Students When: Annually the 1st week of class To: Enrolled Students Prospective Students When: Upon Request | Description of all available federal, state, local, private and institutional financial assistance, and a description of: (1) application form and procedures; (2) student eligibility requirements; (3) selection criteria; and (4) criteria for determining the amount of a student's award Rights and responsibilities of students receiving Title IV and other financial aid, including: (1) criteria for continued eligibility; (2) satisfactory academic progress (SAP) standards; (3) criteria to re-establish eligibility if student fails to maintain SAP; (4) method & frequency of financial aid disbursements; (5) books & supplies policy Procedures for the Return of Title IV Aid and Repayments by withdrawn students
| Handbook • SWTC Website www.swtech.edu/ |
What: Family Education Rights and Privacy ACT (FERPA) To: Enrolled Students Parents of enrolled students under the age of 18 Prospective Students When: Annually 15t week of class, upon request, and annually in local newspapers | Right to and procedures for inspecting and reviewing student's education records Right to and procedures for requesting amendment of student's education records believed to be inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of student's privacy rights Right to file a complaint with Dept of Ed for alleged school's or educational agency's failure to comply with FERPA requirements Right of school to disclose personally identifiable information contained in student's education records without prior consent Students right for directory information to not be disclosed
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What: Completion/Graduation Rate, Retention Rate, and Transfer Out Rate To: Enrolled Students Prospective Students When: Upon Request | The institution's completion/graduation rate for full-time, first-time, certificate seeking students enrolled at the post-secondary level who graduated or completed their career option within 150% of the normal time (scheduled length of career option) for graduation or completion Cohort for non-term schools (Technology Centers): Students who enter between 9/1 and 8/31 and are enrolled at least 15 days if their career option is less than or equal to 1050 clock hours, or 30 days if their career option is longer than 1050 clock hours Transfer-out rate is not applicable to Technology Centers since it applies to schools whose mission includes providing substantial preparation for students to enroll in another eligible institution Information on student body diversity in the categories of gender and ethnicity of enrolled, full-time students who receive Federal Pell Grants Retention rates of certificate or degree-seeking first-time full-time undergraduate students as reported to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
| SWTC Website www.swtech.edu Paper copy available upon request in the Financial Aid Office U.S. Dept of Ed's College Opportunities On-Line website: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
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What: Campus Security Report To: Current Students & Employees When: Annually by Oct 1 & upon request To: Prospective Students & Employees When: With application & upon request To: U.S. Dept of Education When: Annually by Oct ISt | Crime statistics for 3 most recent school years concerning the occurrence on campus, in or on non-campus buildings or property and public property reported to campus security authority or local police. Policies concerning the security of and access to campus facilities and procedures to report campus crimes Disciplinary actions imposed for the possession, use and sale of alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs and enforcement of state underage drinking laws and federal and state drug laws Emergency Response and Evacuation Procedures Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act and Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act information, policies, and procedures
| Student Policies and Consumer Information Handbook SWTC Board of Education Policies Campus Safety & Security Annual Report to the Community Hdbk SWTC Website www.swtech.edu Paper copy available upon request http://ope.ed.gov/security
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What: Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention To: Enrolled Students When: Annually 1st week of class & upon request To: Current Employees When: Annually & upon request | Information on preventing drug and alcohol abuse Standards of conduct that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of drugs and alcohol by students and employees on the school's property, or as part of the school's activities A description of the sanctions under local, state and federal law for unlawful possession, use or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol A description of any drug and alcohol counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation programs available to students and employees A description of the health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol A clear statement that the school will impose sanctions on students and employees for violations of the standards of conduct (consistent with local, state and federal law) and a description of these sanctions, up to and including expulsion, termination of employment, and referral for prosecution
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What: Gainful Employment To: Prospective & Enrolled Students When: Annually the 1st week of class & upon request | Information on graduation rates, the median debt of students completing the program, program costs, placement, types of employment, etc.
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This notice is distributed annually to all current and prospective students. It is also located on the SWTC website, in the Student Handbook, and in Student Consumer Information Handbook.Additional paper copies of this notice and all handbooks are available in the Financial Aid Office, the Administrative/Business Office, the Counselor’s Office, and on the SWTC website at www.swtech.edu |
