Student Records
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Federal Law 99-380, protects the privacy of student education records. The primary rights under FERPA provides students the right to:
- Inspect and review educational records.
- Request to amend education records.
- Have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.
To view the most recent rule of this law, visit FERPA Regulations. For specific information, see the Academic Policies and Procedures section of the Collin College Catalog.
Note to Parents
While FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records, these rights transfer to the student when they reach the age of 18 or begin attendance at Collin College, either on-site, through distance learning, or in high school as a dual enrollment student (regardless of age).
Access to Information
Requests for non-directory information regarding a student may only be fulfilled if prior written consent is granted by the student. Students may provide access to their academic records to others by filling out a FERPA Authorization in Workday.
Directory Information
In compliance with FERPA, information classified as "directory information" may be released to the general public without the prior written consent of the student. Directory information includes:
- Student name
- Student address
- Telephone listing
- Major field(s) of study
- Participation in officially recognized activities and sports
- Weight and height of athletic team members
- Dates of attendance/enrollment
- Most recent previous educational institution attended
- Degrees and awards received
- Photo/visual likeness
- Official college-issued e-mail address
A current student may request that directory information be withheld from the public by going to Manage My Privacy Settings in Workday. These privacy settings will remain in place until updated in Workday or revoked by the student in writing. If a student has not updated their record with a non-disclosure request, then directory information may be released upon inquiry.
If you are not a current student, you can change your release authorizations by sending an email to Registrar@collin.edu.
Collin College acts in accordance with the Solomon Amendment, a federal law that mandates institutions receiving federal funding must abide to military recruitment requests for lists containing student recruiting information.
View The Solomon Amendment Guide
Recruiters may submit requests for information by sending an email to Publicinfo@collin.edu with details of the information being requested.