FERPA

What is FERPA?

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), as amended, establishes requirements regarding the privacy of student records. FERPA governs: 

• The release of student records maintained by the college 
• Access to student records 

The college must notify students annually of their rights to: 

• Inspect and review their student records 
• Request to amend their student records 
• Limit disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in student records 
• File a complaint with the Department of Education concerning an alleged failure by the college to comply with FERPA 

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER FERPA

A student who believes that information contained in their education records is inaccurate or misleading or violates their privacy or other rights may request the amendment of their educational records to the appropriate office responsible for the records. 

Any person wishing to not have the above information released or to rescind access to their information must complete the Student Information Form and submit the form to registrar@solacc.edu, or submit the Confidentiality Request form through LoLA:

1. Log in to LoLA
2. Select "Student"
3. In the Academic Links block, select FERPA and Confidentialiy Request
4. Fill out the form completely and click "Submit"
    

If the records are not amended by the Registrar's Office, the student may file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the college to comply with the requirement of FERPA. The FERPA Office can be contacted at the address below:

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-4605

Visit the FERPA Regulations website for a more detailed view of the privacies you are entitled to as a student.

DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENT PRIVACY

South Louisiana Community College is committed to protecting the privacy of all students, including those enrolled in all distance learning programs, regardless of the mode of instruction (online, hybrid, videoconference, and classroom). All the college’s policies regarding student privacy and information security apply to distance education courses.

Access to SoLAcc information and information technology, including user names and passwords and access to learning management systems, is granted to an individual and may not be transferred to another individual. All forms of recorded information, whether it be electronic, oral, visual and regardless of the media should be safeguarded.

SoLAcc expects individuals to use technology in a manner consistent with maintaining professionalism and respect in regards to the work and study in all its forms. All users must ensure the privacy of any and all information. This is especially important in the case of any personal information.

CONTACT

Please address any FERPA questions or concerns to:

Lafayette Campus
1101 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506
Ardoin Building Room 402