Disclosure of Student Records

Records at Morgan Community College help staff and faculty plan educational opportunities to meet the needs of individual students, better understand students, counsel more effectively with them and assist in employment after graduation. MCC student records are regarded as confidential. These records will be released to faculty and professional staff for authorized college-related purposes. Academic records are released only with the written consent of the student or under specific guidelines set out in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, as amended. Transcripts may be withheld because of outstanding financial obligations to Morgan Community College or any CCCS college. Certain items of student information have been designated by Morgan Community College as public or directory information. Currently enrolled students may withhold disclosure of directory information by notifying the Registrar in writing each academic year that he or she does not want the directory information released for that period of time. Academic year is defined as summer through spring terms within one 12-month period. Morgan Community College assumes that unless students specifically request that directory information be withheld, they are approving this information for disclosure.

The privacy and confidentiality of all student records shall be preserved and access guaranteed in accordance with The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and The Privacy Act of 1974 (as amended, 1976) and pursuant regulations. The College will not permit access to, or the release of student records, or personally identifiable information contained therein, other than public information, without the written consent of the student, or in accordance with existing State or Federal statutes.

Also see Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)

Also see Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)