Policy: 1.12 FERPA

Adoption Date: November 5, 2018

FERPA is an acronym for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. It is a federal law, also known as the Buckley Amendment, which serves to protect the privacy of a student’s educational records. The law also requires that schools notify students and employees annually of student rights under FERPA.

Information regarding student rights under FERPA is available in the Howard College Student Handbook at https://howardcollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/PDF/StudentHandbook.pdf.

Every employee of the college is required to complete FERPA training annually through online training. A link to the training will be provided via email to all employees.

Questions regarding FERPA should be directed to the Registrar.