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o FERPA and Attendance Policy
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When a student is enrolled at TCTC, faculty and staff will only be able to communicate with the student directly about their educational record. Student educational records are confidential and these records are not disclosed without the student’s written consent as defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or FERPA. Students will need to complete the Education Record Consent online form, located in MyTCTC in order to authorize a third party to view or discuss their academic information. More information can be found in the College Catalog at tctc.edu/catalog.
Attend Classes
Class attendance is crucial to student success. In addition to requiring attendance to promote academic success and effective workplace skills, the College must maintain compliance with all federal financial aid statutes regarding attendance. • The College’s official attendance policy is located in the College Catalog at tctc.edu/catalog. • A student who accumulates more than the allowable number of absences during the semester will be withdrawn from the course. • The attendance policy requires the instructor to withdraw a student who is absent 14 consecutive calendar days (including weekends and holidays, unless there is an extended College scheduled break of 5 or more days) before the last date to withdraw with a grade of
W. If the attendance violation occurs after the withdrawal date, the student will receive a final grade in the course. • Pay close attention to the attendance information included in the course syllabus, communicate with your instructor if you have to be absent, and track your attendance using the My Attendance tile in MyTCTC.
