Confidentiality of Student Records

Annual Notice to Students
Trident Technical College complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. This act provides ways to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the right of students to inspect and to review their education records. Parents or guardians of dependent students may access their dependent student's records by completing a request form and providing appropriate documentation to verify the dependent status of the student to the office of the vice president for Student Services. The act provides guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings. Students also have the right to file complaints with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act office.

Under the Act, Trident Technical College is allowed to publish the following designated student directory information relating to individual students: the student’s name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student. Students wishing to restrict publication of their student directory information must notify the Registrar’s office in writing.

Procedures to be used for compliance with the provision of the Act can be found in the Registrar’s office and the Student Services office. Questions concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act may be referred to the Registrar’s office and the Student Services office.