Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to inform students of their rights and responsibilities pertaining to their College records, in compliance with federal notification requirements; to protect the privacy of student records; and to articulate how records may be accessed and disclosed.
Scope
This policy applies to all College students.
Policy
It is imperative for daily operations the College maintain accurate contact information on all students. It is the responsibility of the student to notify the College by updating Self-Service with the most current physical address, email adresses, phone numbers.
The College maintains permanent records showing the progress of each student. Student records indicate the rates at which they are progressing, final grades in each subject for each semester or session, withdrawals from courses and re-enrollments in subjects from which they had previously withdrawn.
The College maintains records through the last date of attendance or the effective date of their unofficial withdrawal.
Columbia College transcripts of student records are confidential and cannot be released to anyone, except Columbia College instructors and officials, without the written permission from the student. Columbia College accepts transcript requests online. Payments are collected by credit card. The transcript fee is $10 per transcript (fee subject to change without notice).