NDSCS College Catalog
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| Consumer Information |
| The U.S. Department of Education has mandated that schools must provide currently enrolled students and/or prospective students a list of the information that must be disclosed with instructions for obtaining the full disclosure. The list must be provided annually. The schools are required to list all information that must be disclosed, briefly describe the disclosure information, and explain how students may obtain the disclosure information. Schools must promptly make the information available to any student upon request. |
| Following is a list and description of the required disclosures and information on how to obtain them here at NDSCS. Much of the information is contained in this catalog and can be referenced herein. NDSCS strives to understand and comply with all required rules and regulations from many governmental sources. NDSCS is audited on an annual basis and undergo various compliance reviews as needed. |
| 1. Rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Please refer to the FERPA section of the catalog for more information. For additional detailed information, please consult the Enrollment Services office in Haverty Hall. |
| 2. Available financial resources. Please refer to the Student Financial Aid section of this catalog for more information. For more detailed information consult the NDSCS Enrollment Services office in Haverty Hall. |
| 3. Institutional information. This catalog has considerable institutional information. For even more detailed information, please consult the respective offices on the NDSCS campus. |
| 4. Completion/graduation rate and, if applicable, transfer out rate information. This information is available at the Enrollment Services office in Haverty Hall. The NDSCS Athletic Department, located in the Blikre Activities Center on the NDSCS campus, also has information on this topic. |
| 5. Campus Security Report. This report is compiled in the NDSCS Campus Police office in Riley Hall, and it has detailed information on this topic. This office also annually distributes this report. All required crime reporting information should be reported to them. The campus police phone number is (701) 671-2233, if it is not convenient for you to stop in. The campus police also work very closely with local law enforcement agencies. |
| 6. Report on athletic program participation rates and financial supporting data. The NDSCS Athletic Department, located in the Blikre Activities Center, puts this report together, and it is available for public inspection. The NDSCS Business Affairs Office, as well as the NDSCS Enrollment Services office, both located in Haverty Hall, might be of additional assistance, if more information is needed. |
| 7. Right to and procedures for inspecting and reviewing student education records. Please refer to the Enrollment Services office in Haverty Hall for information on this matter. |
| 8. Right to and procedures for requesting amendment of student’s education records student/parent believes to be inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of student’s privacy rights. Again, see No. 8 above, i.e. the NDSCS Enrollment Services office is responsible for this and is willing to help in any way that they can. |
| 9. Right to consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records. Again, see Nos. 8 and 9 above, i.e. the NDSCS Enrollment Services office. |
| 10. Right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education for alleged school or educational agency failure to comply with FERPA requirements. Again, see the NDSCS Enrollment Services office in Haverty Hall for detailed information on this topic. |
| 11. Right to the criteria used to determine what constitutes a school official and a legitimate educational interest if school’s or educational agency’s policy is to disclose personally identifiable information from student’s education records under 99.31 without prior consent. Again, see the NDSCS Enrollment Services office in Haverty Hall on the NDSCS campus for this and all student academic record type information. Additional and/or related information is also available in the other administrative offices on the NDSCS campus. |
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| Other Consumer Information |
| Regarding special facilities and services that may be available to disabled students, contact the Disabilities Coordinator in the Academic Services Center on the second floor of the Mildred Johnson Library. Other offices, such as the dean’s offices, can also be helpful. |
| Regarding the availability of a G.E.D. program in the community, contact the Wahpeton Public School System. |
| Regarding drug and alcohol abuse prevention information, contact the NDSCS Human Resources office. |
| The NDSCS president’s office, three vice presidents and the student services dean are located in Haverty Hall. The division deans’ offices are both located in Old Main. Feel free to contact them if you feel that you did not receive the consumer information that you are entitled to from the respective offices mentioned herein. |
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