Student Records Policy is an institution’s set of rules for maintaining student education records, limiting who may see them, and granting students access to their own files.
What the catalog says
The catalog begins: “The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.”
“The Family Rights & Privacy Act prohibits an institution from releasing school records or any other information about a student to any third party without the student’s written consent.”
On access and retention: “InterCoast protects the privacy of all students. Students are guaranteed right to access to their own files. Student files are maintained for five years from the date of graduation or withdrawal. Effective January 1, 2010, student transcripts are maintained indefinitely.”
Where it applies
InterCoast Colleges’ catalog states this under “STUDENT RECORDS POLICY” (pp. 47–48).