Student Rights

Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) and
the Family and Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA)
regarding student records

"KNOW YOUR RIGHTS"

Hennepin Technical College maintains records about you in various places within the institution. For example, the admissions office maintains records about you, as does the registrar. Under federal and state law, you have certain rights concerning the records which HTC maintains. This notice is to make you aware of those rights.

Should you have questions concerning your rights, please contact the Registrar's Office at:

9000 Brooklyn Boulevard
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) and the Family and Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA), you have a right:

to inspect and review educational records maintained about you;
to request an amendment to records about you for the purpose of correcting inaccurate or misleading records, or records which violate your privacy or other rights in some fashion;
to a hearing regarding records which you believe are inaccurate or misleading, if HTC does not amend the records at your request;
to place a written statement explaining your disagreement with HTC in your records, if HTC does not amend records after the opportunity for a hearing about whether the records are inaccurate or misleading;
to consent to disclosures of information which identifies you personally, except to the extent that such disclosures are allowed without your consent under state and federal law; [FERPA and the MGDPA permit disclosures without consent to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by HTC in an administrative, supervisory, academic or support staff position, a person or company with whom HTC has contracted, a student serving on official College committees, a person serving on the Board of Trustees or in the Office of the Chancellor, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has legitimate educational interest if the official need to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.]
to file a complaint with the United States Department of Education if you believe that the College is not meeting the requirements of the federal law. Written complaints should be sent to:
Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Dept. of Education
600 Independence Avenue S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202-4605
to obtain a copy of HTC's complete policy regarding educational records. The College has copies of the policy available from the Registrar's Office.

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Contact HTC at 952-995-1300 or info@hennepintech.edu