The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), also known as the Buckley Amendment, covers the release and inspection of each student’s educational records. In compliance with FERPA, UCC has formulated the Student Records Policy to outline the proper handling and release of student educational records.

Student Rights Under FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gives all matriculated students certain rights regarding their education records. Students have the right:

• To inspect and review their education records
• To seek amendment of their education records that they believe are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of their privacy rights
• To consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in their education records, except for when consent is not required by FERPA.
• As of January 3, 2012, the U.S. Department of Education’s FERPA regulations expand the circumstances under which student education records and personally identifiable information (PII) contained in such records — including Social Security Number, grades, or other private information — may be accessed without student consent.
• To file a complaint with the Department of Education, Family Compliance Office, concerning alleged failures by the college to comply with the requirements of FERPA.

See Policies for more information about FERPA