Privacy of Student Records
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. The full document and guidelines and be found at: https://www.flcc.edu/policy/ferpa/.
Upon request, the College discloses education records without consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.
The College designates the following as directory information and will release it without prior written consent, unless the student has informed the Registrar in writing during the annual notification period* that they do not want their directory information released. The directory information includes:
- Legal Name
- Address
- Telephone Number
- Photograph or Likeness
- Date and Place of Birth
- College-assigned email address
- Major Field of Study
- Participation in Officially Recognized Activities and Sports
- Weight and Height of Members of Athletic Teams
- Dates of Attendance at FLCC
- Degrees, Certificates and Awards Received
- Eligibility for Honor Societies
- Most Recent Previous Educational Agency or Institution Attended by the Student
- Dean's List Qualification
- Solomon Act – Military Access to Education Records*
* The Solomon Amendment (10 U.S.C. §982:32 C.F.R. 216.65 F.R. 2056) is not a part of FERPA, but it allows military organizations access to information ordinarily restricted under FERPA for the purpose of military recruiting. Specifically, the Solomon Amendment permits the Department of Defense entities to physically access institutional facilities to recruit students, and to obtain students' names, addresses, phone numbers, age, class, and degree program once every term. The Solomon Amendment only applies to enrolled students over age 17.
Students have the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Finger Lakes Community College to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is:
U.S. Department of Education
Student Privacy Policy Office
400 Maryland Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20202
