In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College will not release information concerning its students except for directory Information, and as stipulated in paragraph 3 below. Directory Information is defined as:
- Name
- Address (physical and e-mail address)
- Telephone Number
- Date of Birth and Place of Birth
- Major Field of Study
- Dates of Attendance
- Degrees Received
- Dean's List/President's List
Directory Information may be released to anyone who asks for it, unless the student specifies in writing to the Student Records and Registration Office that this information is to be withheld. In such cases, no directory information will be released.
A student over the age of 18 is considered an adult within the definition of the law and controls who has access to his or her records. A parent of an eligible student does not automatically have access to the student's records. In order for parents to have access to a student's records, beyond directory information and without written permission from the student, a parent must certify that the student is economically dependent as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. If a parent can prove dependency to Student Records and Registration by showing a copy of the parent's current tax report form or another acceptable report of current dependency, then the parent may have total access to the student's file.
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College will release a student's educational records without his or her approval only as follows:
- to Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College officials who have legitimate educational interest in the records.
- to officials of another college or university in which a student seeks to enroll.
- to certain federal and state educational authorities for purposes of enforcing legal requirements in federally supported educational programs.
- to persons involved in granting financial aid for which the student has applied.
- to state and local authorities to whom information is required to be disclosed under the provisions of a statute adopted prior to Nov. 19, 1974.
- to testing, research, and accrediting organizations.
- in compliance with a court order or lawfully issued subpoena.
- in very narrowly defined emergencies affecting the health and safety of the student or other persons.
- to parents of eligible students under the provision of paragraph 2 above.
For further information concerning the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act, visit the U.S. Department of Education's FERPA website or contact the Records and Registration Office.