The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.  The law applies to all colleges that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.  Students have the right to inspect and review their education record maintained by the college, students have the right to request that a college correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading, and a college must have written permission from the student in order to release any information from their education record.  Students also have the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the college to comply with the requirements of FERPA.Â
          

         The college notifies students annually of their FERPA rights in the General Catalog and Student Handbook.
Students with questions regarding FERPA should contact the DTC Registrar’s Office.