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Student-Right-to-Know

In accordance with 34 CFR Part 668, you have the right to know certain information about Clackamas Community College including a variety of academic information, financial assistance information, institutional information, information on completion or graduation rates, institutional security policies and crime statistics, and athletic program participation rates and financial support data. As part of our compliance with this regulation, we present the required information below. Should you wish to comment on the presentation or content of the information provided, please contact Tara Sprehe, (503) 657-6958 ext. 2742, or taras@clackamas.edu

Academic Programs
Academic programs are listed in a variety of printed publications, including our catalog & Schedule of Classes, and throughout our website.

Accreditation, Approval or Licensure
Clackamas Community College has been accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. Courses are approved by the Oregon State Board of Education, and lower-division courses are approved for transfer to colleges and universities in the Oregon University System. To review CCC's accreditation status, contact the President's Office at (503) 657-6958. See Instructional Departments for contact information for individual departments or programs. Our credientials statement can be found in the college catalog which is published annually.

Campus Safety and Crime Statistics
The Campus Safety department consists of three full-time and two part-time fullly commissioned officers providing security and safety for about 30,000 students, faculty and staff at three campus locations: Wilsonville, Harmony Center (Clackamas Sunnyside area), and Oregon City, Monday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to midnight. Local law enforcement provides additional late-night coverage.

Campus Safety student cadets are on duty during the evening hours providing students, faculty, and staff with walk-outs and other assistance under the supervision of the Campus Safety officer on duty.

Active "campus watch" participation by the campus population has proven instrumental in the prevention and reporting of criminal activity at our campus locations. To report a crime or a crime in progress, call 9-1-1 and then call Campus Safety at 971-563-0101 (duty officer cell phone) for further instructions.

Time permitting, Campus Safety officers perform courtesy services for all campus populations including vehicle battery charges and temporary tire inflation, but not tire changing. These services may be requested by calling either 503-657-6958 ext. 2234 or ext. 6650 from any campus phone, or 971-563-0101.

Further information concerning campus safety issues, support programs and crime prevention may be obtained by contacting Campus Safety at 503-657-6958, ext. 2234. The Student Handbook contains information about crime prevention and reporting, campus drug and alcohol policies, parking on campus and other important information. To obtain a copy of the handbook, please visit the Help Center located in the Bill Brod Community Center on the Oregon City Campus.

The specific information provided here is in compliance with the Federal Crime Awareness and Campus Safety Act of 11/90 (U.S. Public Law 101-542).

Crime Statistics
The Campus Safety department responded to 12,806 calls for service during the 2006 academic year, including 174 vehicle battery charges plus an additional 106 calls for motorist assists of various types. In addition, the department issued 178 parking citations and issued 114 warnings for on-campus traffic enforcement violations.

Crime statistics are available through the Federal Government: http://www.ope.ed.gov/security/index.aspx
Enter Clackamas Community College in the search field.

For more information on registered sexual offenders, please call:
Oregon City Police Department: 503-657-4964
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office: 503-655-8218
Oregon State Police: 503-378-3725 x4429

Drug & Alcohol Information
In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690, Title V, Subtitle D) and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendment of 1989 (Public Law 101-226), it shall be the policy of Clackamas Community College to maintain a drug-free campus for all employees and students. It is the responsiblity of the College to notify students and staff of College polity. In accordance with this intent, the following policy is in effect:
Clackamas is a Drug-Free Campus.The unlawful possession, use or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol is prohibited on the College campus, in all College facitilities, or as part of any College-sponsored activity. Violators of this policy will be prosecuted to the full extent of State and Federal law and, in addition, there are specific consequences for employees and for students which are stated in the College Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Complete information including federal and state laws, where you can find assistance, health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alchol and warning signals is available at the Counseling Department and Student Activities Office.

Help for Substance Abuse Problems
If you think you or someone you care about has a problem with alcohol or other drugs, do something about it, for you and for those around you. There is hope; people do recover. For assistance contact one of the following resources:

Health Classes:

• Counseling & Career Planning Center, 503-657-6958, ext 2213

Counseling information & referral:

• Counseling & Career Planning Center, 503-657-6958, ext. 2213.
• Clackamas County Mental Health Center, 503-655-8401

Substance abuse problems:

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 503-223-8569
• Narcotics Anonymous, 503-233-2235
• Oregon Drug & Alcohol Information Center, 503-280-3673
• Helpline referral, 1-800-621-1646

Help for people in relationships with alcoholics/addicts or from dysfunctional families:

• Alanon, 503-292-1333

Legal assistance:

• Oregon Attorney Referral Service, 503-241-0736
• Oregon Legal Services, 503-655-2518

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
In accordance with FERPA, CCC considers the following to be directory, therefore public, information:

• Enrollment Status
• Verification of certificate or degree award
• Residency status
• Major/Program
• Athletic participation

If you do not want the above information released by the college, you must file a Restrict Directory Information form at the Registrar's Office. Information will not be released except to the extent the Oregon Administrative Rules allow disclosure without consent (for example, in cases of a federal audit).

Graduation/completion rates, and Enrollment information
Graduation/completion rates are published annually in the Academic Regulations section of the college catalog.

Annual Enrollment information can be found at CCC: At a Glance.

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