FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended (FERPA), also known as the Buckley Amendment, was designed to protect the privacy of educational records and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints with the United States Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the educational institution to comply with the Act.

Delaware Technical & Community College will not release information to another party, exclusive of "Directory Information," without a signed release from the student indicating the specific recipient of such information and the specific information the College is authorized to release. Directory Information may be released by the College. Delaware Technical & Community College defines directory information as follows:

• Student Name
• Address
• Field of Study
• Dates of Attendance
• Full-or Part-time Enrollment Status
• Degrees and Awards
• Honors (President's List, Dean's List, Academic Recognition and Honor Societies)
• Participation in Officially Recognized Activities and Sports
• Date of Birth
• Most Recent Previous High School Attended
• Weight and Height of Athletes
• College E-mail Address

Federal officials of the United States Department of Education are eligible under the terms of the Act to receive information without prior consent of the student. Any agency providing financial aid for the student's education, such as the Veterans Administration, is also entitled to access information.

Questions concerning FERPA should be referred to the Registrar's Office. Summation of the student's rights as outlined by FERPA includes, but is not limited to:

1. The right to inspect and review information contained in educational records.

2. The right to challenge the contents of the educational records.

3. The right to a hearing if the outcome of the challenge is unsatisfactory.

4. The right to submit an explanatory statement for inclusion in the educational record if the outcome of the hearing is unsatisfactory.

5. The right to prevent disclosure of personally identifiable information.

For more information, please contact Delaware Tech's Registrars' Offices:
Owens Campus - (302) 855-1672
Terry Campus - (302) 857-1080
Stanton Campus - (302) 454-3958
Wilmington Campus - (302) 571-5317

Email: info@dtcc.edu