FERPA FAQ
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of your education records. Educational records include student account and financial aid records which are considered confidential and will not be released without written consent from the student. In accordance with FERPA, the you (the student) hereby permit North Seattle College to disclose the information specified below to the following individual(s) or agency(s) using the web form. Alternatively, you (the student) can also present this information to NSCrecords@seattlecolleges.edu the Enrollment Service office or an NSC staff member to verify authenticity of this release.
You (the student) may cancel this release at any time by sending an email to nscrecords@seattlecolleges.edu with your name, ctcLink ID, date of cancellation and email subject line: FERPA Release Cancellation.
You can contact nscrecords@seattlecolleges.edu with any questions about FERPA release.
Because the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of your education records, if you want anyone including parents, partners, outside organizations and others to have access to your files, North Seattle College needs special permission from you. Without this release, staff and faculty will be unable to talk freely to anyone other than you about your education records. For example, some students like having this release on file so their parents can also talk with their advisors about their grades or the financial aid office about their grants and scholarships.
What are educational records?
"Education records" are records that are directly related to you (as the student) and that are maintained by an educational agency or institution or a party acting for or on behalf of the agency or institution. These records include but are not limited to grades, transcripts, class lists, student course schedules, student financial information, and student discipline files. The information may be recorded in any way, including, but not limited to, handwriting, print, computer media, videotape, audiotape, film, microfilm, microfiche, and e-mail.Public/directory information that anyone can request and see includes student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance.