Annual Disclosures

​Annual Disclosures

Annually, Howard County Junior College District is required by law to provide students and employees with notice of current pertinent policies. The following required disclosures are provided via email to students and employees each fall. Detailed information on each disclosure is available to all students, visit HC’s Consumer Information site. As a Howard College student, we encourage you to review this information. If you have questions or wish to obtain a paper copy of the Consumer Information disclosures, please contact the Office of the Dean of Students cfenter@howardcollege.edu.

• Degrees & Certificates  

• Licensing & Accreditation 

• Annual Security Report/Clery Act

• Complaints

• Copyright Infringement

• Discrimination Prohibited

• Drug-Free Schools & Communities Act

• Financial Aid

• Graduation, Transfer & Retention Rates /Transfer Guide

• Gainful Employment

• Equity in Athletics / Hawk Athletics

• Net Price Calculator

• Student Rights & Responsibilities

• Loan Information/Federal and State Aid

• Privacy of Records and FERPA

• Textbook Information

  • You are responsible for purchasing the required textbooks and supplies. The cost varies from semester to semester and from one program of study to another. Books and supplies are available from the HC Bookstore as well as other outlets. A student of this institution is not obligated to buy or rent a textbook from a college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.

• Title IX and The College’s Prohibition of Sexual Misconduct

• Tuition & Fee Refunds

• Voter Registration

• Withdrawal Procedures