Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Atlanta Technical College, in accordance with the provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 and its amendment, the USA Patriot Act of 2001, accord all the rights under the law to students who are declared independent. No one outside the college shall have access to any information from students' educational records without the written consent of students, except the following:
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Authorized college personnel
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Officials of other institutions in which students seek to enroll
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Organizations providing student financial aid
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Accrediting agencies carrying out their accreditation function
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Persons in compliance with a judicial order
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Persons in an emergency in order to protect the health or safety of students or other persons
Within the college, only those staff members, individually or collectively, acting in students' educational interests are allowed access to student educational records. These staff members include administrators, the office of enrollment services, financial aid personnel and academic personnel, all held within a need-to-know limitation.
At the discretion of the College, directory information may be provided in accordance with the provisions of FERPA.
Directory information includes the following:
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Full name of student
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Address
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Email address
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Major and field(s) of study
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Enrollment Status (fulltime, part-time, etc.)
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Degrees and awards and date received
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Dates of attendance
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Participation in activities