Consumer Information
Consumer Information
As required by Federal regulations, State College of Florida is committed to providing prospective and current students up to date information related to the educational endeavor for which they are embarking. Many of the published regulations are available via the College Navigator Website, Student Handbook and the Online Catalog. In addition, if you have any questions or need a hard copy of any of these disclosures, you may contact the Office of Institutional Compliance at (941) 752-5220.
Student Demographics and Stats
Student-Right-To-Know-Act provides notice to prospective students information related to completion or graduation rates of current students seeking certificate or degree-seeking, first-time, full-time undergraduate students. In addition, the links below provide the required information related to retention rates, placement rates and demographics of the current student population.
Detailed information on student demographics including graduation, and transfer out rates are available in our latest Fact Book.
Financial Assistance Information for Students
The college provides a variety of financial assistance for students through Grants, Scholarships, Loans, and Student employment. The Financial aid department is available to assist you in obtaining the appropriate aid. The following links provide information on financial aid basics, including but not limited to, procedures and forms by which students may apply for assistance, criteria used in determining eligibility, and responsibilities of students for continued eligibility and repayment.
Financial aid rights and responsibilities
Title IV, HEA loans terms and conditions
National Student Loan Disclosure System (NSLDS)
Code of conduct for education loans
Cost, Payments and Refunds
The following links provide information related to the cost of attendance at SCF. Use the Net Price Calculator to evaluate your anticipated expenses. Please note that you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be eligible for and receive Federal student aid funds. Other important information such as refund policies, withdrawal procedures and requirements for return of Title IV, HEA grant or loan is also linked below.
Requirements for return of Title IV, HEA grant or loan
Academics
The following links provide information regarding Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC), our accrediting agency. In addition, you will find information about our current degree programs and other educational and training programs; instructional, laboratory, and other physical facilities associated with the educational programming; and most importantly our faculty and instructional personnel. The last link in this section provides a description of the services and facilities available to students with disabilities, including students with intellectual disabilities.
Instructional, lab and physical plant facilities used in academics
Constitution and Citizenship Day
Services for students with disabilities
Teacher Preparation
As required by law, the college files annually a Teacher Preparation Report to the state and is available to the general public through the link below. The annual report identifies pass rates, student demographics and other program information related to the Alternative Teacher Education program taught at the college.
Goals, assurances, pass rates and demographics
Student Services and Policies
The links below apply to both student services and student policies affecting the disclosure and access to student records, including personally identifiable information known as directory information, and the process by which students can opt-out of providing directory information. In addition, prospective students and current students can obtain information on the college’s transfer policies. The college also provides below links to disclosures related to student services, including the Textbook Affordability Act and Voter Registration State Website. If you need assistance in obtaining further information on any of the consumer disclosures related to student services and policies, please contact Student Services at (941) 752-5035 or email them at advisor@scf.edu.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Access to student records 4.08.01
Safety and Security
In compliance with the 1990 Crime Awareness and Security Act, Florida Law and 1998 Jeanne Clery Act, the public safety department provides to the Board of Trustees by October 1st of each year the Annual Clery Report, which includes the statistics of the previous three years of crimes that occurred on campus or in off campus buildings owned or controlled by the College. You also may obtain a hard copy by submitting a request to the public safety department. Additional links below provide drug and alcohol abuse prevention information included in the college’s drug-free campus policy. This information is distributed to students and employees annually. Also included below are links to the college’s emergency procedures and to the Clery Report, the college’s documentation of crime statistics related to campuses.
Economic Report(s)
Beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year and annually thereafter, to require each Florida College System institution prior to registration to provide each enrolled student electronic access to the economic security report of employment and earning outcomes prepared by the Department of Economic Opportunity pursuant to s. 445.07.
The Florida Scorecard – Metrics to Help Secure Florida’s Future