Consumer Information
Consumer Information Disclosures
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA), includes many disclosure and reporting requirements. A disclosure requirement is information that a postsecondary education institution is required to distribute or make available to another party, such as students or employees. A reporting requirement is information submitted to the U.S. Department of Education or other agencies. Disclosure and reporting requirements sometimes overlap. For certain topics, institutions are required to make information available to students or others and to submit information to the Department of Education. Such information includes general institutional operation, financial aid, general completion and graduation rates, annual security report, completion and graduation rates for student athletes, and athletic program participation rates and financial support.
Final regulations implementing the legislative provisions for consumer information are available from the Federal Registers website. Below is a list of disclosures provided by Houston Community College System. For additional information, including requesting a paper copy of any materials, please call or email the appropriate office included in the links below.
General Information
- Academic Programs
- Academic Year Definition
- Accreditations
- Admission/Readmission (Apply)
- Catalogs (e.g. Undergraduate, Graduate, program specific
- Program/Course FinderCollege Bookstore & Textbook Information
- College Navigator Website
- Constitution Day
- Copyright Infringement Policies and Sanctions (Including Computer Use and File Sharing)
- Facilities and Services Available to Students with Disabilities
- Net Price Calculator
- Privacy of Student Records −Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Student Body Diversity
- Student Handbook
- Transfer of Credit Policies and Articulation Agreements
- Voter Registration Forms
Financial Aid Topics & Policies
- Apply for Financial Aid
- Code of Conduct for Education Loans
- Code of Conduct for HCC Financial Aid
- Contact Information for Assistance in Obtaining Institutional or Financial Aid Information
- Cost of Attendance
- Dependency Overrides
- Federal Workstudy Program
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant selection
- CARES Act/HEERF 30-Day Report
- Financial Aid TV
- Professional Judgment
- Refund Policy, Requirements for Withdrawal and Return of Title IV Financial Aid
- Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Verification
- Withdrawals (official and unofficial, drop/add policy)
- HCC Academic Dashboard
Health and Safety
- Clery Security Reports
- Crime Statistics & Log
- Daily Police Report
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program
- Emergency Response/ Evacuation Procedures and Notifications
- Information Security
- Vaccinations Policy
Student Outcomes
- Career Planning and Resources
- Completion/ Graduation Rates (Student Right-To-Know Act)
- Retention Rate