Solomon Amendment Disclosure

The Solomon Amendment requires by law that the college release to U.S. military recruiters the following student information: name, address, telephone numbers, date of birth, educational level, academic major, and degrees awarded. Note: students who have selected the Directory Exemption option will cause Blue Mountain to withhold their information from military recruiters.

Student Right-to-Know Information

In compliance with the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-542), Blue Mountain Community College discloses completion/graduation rates and transfer rates to all current and prospective students. Rates are based on fall-term enrollment of full-time (12 term credits), first-time, and degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates. Students are counted as graduates or as transfer-outs if they graduated or transferred within 150 percent of the normal time for completion or graduation. Rates do not include part-time credit students, students who have attended college elsewhere before attending BMCC, students who began their studies in a term other than fall, or students not seeking degrees. For further information, contact the Office of Enrollment Management at 541-278-5774.

Statement of Non-Discrimination and Grievance Procedure

It is the policy of the Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, age, or disability in any educational programs, activities, or employment. If you have questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination, contact the executive assistant to the president at  BMCC, PO Box 100, 2411 N.W. Carden, Room P-103 in Pioneer Hall, telephone 541-278-5951 or TDD 541-278-2174.

The college has adopted a grievance procedure providing for prompt and equitable resolution of student and employee complaints alleging any discrimination based on sex or disability.  To view this procedure, go to the Human Resource Information Webpage at http://www.bluecc.edu/hr

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Drug and Alcohol Statement

Blue Mountain Community College is legally required and morally committed to the prevention of illicit drug use and abuse of alcohol by both students and employees.

The college reinforces this message through various publications that explain our policy and procedures on this issue, including the Students Rights, Responsibilities, and Code of Conduct document, the Student Handbook, and all employee handbooks.  These items are available to students through the Office of Enrollment Management and to employees via the StaffWeb or the Office of Human Resources.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Acts

The college abides by and honors all state and federal laws pertaining to the privacy and confidentiality of your directory information and academic records. If you choose to do so, you have the right to restrict access to specific information.

FERPA allows colleges to disclose your directory information without consent. If you do not want this information released, you must update your response to “May BMCC release your directory information” question within the Student Information area of the Student Wolfweb, or complete, sign and return a Directory Exemption Request form along with a picture ID to any BMCC location.  

Placing a directory exemption on your file will:

• Prevent staff from being able to assist you over the phone.
• Exclude your information from publication in the newspaper should you qualify for Honors, the Dean’s List, or the President’s List.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) grants you, the student, certain rights, privileges, and protections relative to individually identifiable student educational records that are maintained by BMCC. In general students are afforded the following rights.

• The right to inspect and review their own individual educational records.
• The right to have some control over the disclosure of information from their own educational records (by authorizing or denying access in writing).
• The right to file complaints of alleged failures to comply with the requirements of FERPA (with the U.S. Department of Education).

A student’s educational records (with the exception of directory information) will be released to third parties only with the written consent of the student.

Directory information at Blue Mountain Community College includes a student’s:

• Full name
• Address
• Telephone number
• Field of study
• Class level
• Dates of attendance
• Degrees, honors, and awards
• Athletic participation (including the height and weight of team members)
• Most recent previous educational institution attended.

For more information or to exercise your rights contact the associate vice president of enrollment management at 541-278-5774.