The Student Consumer Information regulations of the United States Department of Education require colleges to provide students with access to information they are entitled to as a consumer. At Southern Tech, we are proud of our regulatory disclosure data and aim to provide you with complete and easy access to this information. This information may also be found under other links on our website, with our campus staff, and can be provided in paper form on request.
- Retention rates are calculated annually and posted publicly via the IPEDS Data Room The retention rate measures the percentage of students who had persisted in or completed their educational program a year later.
- The Completion/Graduation rate is also posted publicly via the College Navigator site. The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.
- 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 law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
- The STC Student Handbook contains Campus Security Information and Clery Act statistics. You can also access this information publicly via the College Navigator web site. All new students are given a copy of the STC Student Handbook. An additional copy can be provided upon request at your campus.
- STC’s people are its most valuable resource and their health and safety are matters of serious concern. The abuse of drugs and alcohol is potentially a grave danger to the college and its educational mission, and to the well being of the community as a whole. STC's Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy is updated annually and posted here as well as in the Student and Staff Handbook.
- Program Specific data is also available about each of our programs both on this site and in printed form available upon request at the campus.
- In compliance with The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1990, Southern Technical College publishes annual crime statistics for areas on or near the campus facilities. The current crime statistics are published online and can be accessed by clicking on this link: http://ope.ed.gov/security. Any interested member of the College community may also receive a hardcopy version of the report from the College’s admissions office.
