Notice of Availability of Institutional and Financial Aid Information

WCCC must annually distribute to all enrolled students a notice of the availability of the information that is required to be made available to students under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and under HEA Sec. 485(a)(1), Sec. 485(f), Sec. 485(g), and Sec. 485(j).  The notice below will list and briefly describe the information.

You can obtain the information by clicking on the links as shown below. If you would like a paper copy, please write to:

Washington County Community College
Attn: Tyler Stoldt, Dean of Enrollment Management & Student Services
One College Drive
Calais, ME  04619
… or e-mail him at tstoldt@wccc.me.edu

Requirements

Information required must include, but may not be limited to, the following and shall accurately describe:

• The available student financial assistance programs
• The financial assistance distribution methods
• A description of requirements and means of application for student financial assistance
• The rights and responsibilities of students receiving financial assistance under this title
• Price of Attendance
• Institutional and federal refund policies and the requirements for officially withdrawing from the institution
• A list of academic programs available (degree, educational/training program, labs, facilities, faculty/personnel, and any plans for improving the academic program of the institution.)
• The financial assistance information personnel available and the methods by which and locations in which these designated individuals may be contacted
• Accommodations and access for students and disabilities
• The names of all institutional accrediting agencies.

Current or prospective students may obtain and review a copy of the documents describing the institution’s accreditation, approval, or licensing by submitting a written request to:

Washington County Community College
Attn: President’s Office
One College Drive
Calais, ME 04619

Links

• The Institutional Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy pursuant to section 484(a)(2) of the HEA
• The completion or graduation rate of certificate or degree-seeking, full-time, undergraduate students entering the institution
• The terms and conditions of loans students receive under the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program
• That enrollment in a program of study abroad approved for credit by the home institution may be considered for purposes of applying for Federal student financial assistance.
• The 2017 Annual Security Report including all required reporting categories and campus security and campus crime statistics.
• Institutional policies/sanctions related to copyright infringement including peer-to-peer file sharing and possible civil and criminal liabilities; penalties for violation of Federal copyright laws
  • Copyright
  • Peer-to-Peer
• Student body diversity at the institution
• Graduate employment/job placement –employers, follow-up, graduate study
• The retention rate of certificate or degree-seeking, first-time, full-time, undergraduate students entering the institution
• Vaccination Policy
• Entrance counseling for student loan borrowers
• Loan exit counseling
• Financial aid staff code of conduct
• Preferred lender lists
• Preferred lender arrangements
• Drug-related violations/penalties, Possible consequences for students convicted of possession or sale of drugs
• Transfer of Credit Policy
• Textbook costs
• Annual Notification of Rights under FERPA for Postsecondary Institutions
• Private loan counseling