The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their educational records. Visit Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) for more information.
The Office of the Registrar serves as custodian of all student records at Carteret Community College except those specifically relating to financial aid.
Contact: Registrar@carteret.edu
Student Record Confidentiality
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment), Carteret Community College is committed to protecting privacy for all students, including distance learning students. This protection includes information collected, how it is used, how we protect it, when it can be released, and access to personal information. In addition to paper and electronic files, this applies to websites and email administered by the College.
The College may develop more specific privacy practices, procedures, and security statements related to the functionality of each web site. By using any College web site (Carteret Community College website, Moodle site, Web Advisor, etc.) students and employees are giving consent to the privacy and data practices described by Privacy Procedures for that particular site.
Any student who believes that any right pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act has been violated or that college policy is not in compliance with the Act, may file a complaint directly to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office (FERPA), Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) 330 Independence Avenue S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201
Educational Records of Minor Community College Students
To the extent allowed under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a community college shall make educational records, as defined in 34 C.F.R 99.3, of minor students automatically available to the parents, guardians, or an individuals acting as a parent in the absences of a parent or a guardian of the student if the following criteria are met: (1) the student is below the age of 18, (2) the student is a dependent student, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, (3) the student has completed the FERPA waiver, (4) the parent/guardian has not opted out of receiving the records.
Each community college shall require minor students whose educational records are subject to complete a form, prior to registration in any course at the community college, acknowledging that the parents, guardians, or an individual acting as a parent in the absence of a parent or a guardian of the student has access to the educational records of the student.
FERPA WAIVER
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. In accordance with FERPA guidelines, Carteret Community College (CCC) may not release confidential student information without: written consent from the student or from a parent/legal guardian if the student is under the age of eighteen (18).
To provide written consent, the student or parent/legal guardian shall complete a FERPA Waiver Form instructing Carteret Community College to release specified student information regarding Financial Aid records, Business Office records, academic records, attendance records, instructor communications, and/or graduation information, to a named individual upon request of said individual. The student will assign a passcode/password to enable the Registrar’s Office, Staff, or Faculty to verify any release information to the authorized individual. Upon execution, the FERPA Waiver Form will remain in effect until the student withdraws, graduates, or fails to enroll in classes for more than one semester. If the student re-enrolls, a new FERPA Waiver Form must be executed and submitted to the Registrar's Office. The form shall be submitted to the Registrar's Office,
Revoke FERPA Waiver
The FERPA form can be revoked at anytime by the student. A revocation document formally requesting to revoke access to educational records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 must be submitted to the Registrar Office.