YCCC intends to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (the Buckley Amendment). No one outside the institution shall have access to, nor will the institution disclose any information from students' education records without the written consent of students except to personnel within the institution, to officials of other institutions in which students seek to enroll, to persons or organizations providing student financial aid, to accrediting agencies carrying our their accreditation function, to persons in an emergency in order to protect the health or safety of students or other persons. All the exceptions are permitted under the Act. At its discretion, the institution may provide Directory Information in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

Directory Information

YCCC designates the following items as Directory Information: student name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, major field of study, full or part time status, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received and most recent previous school attended. The College may disclose any of those items without prior written consent, unless notified by the student in writing to the contrary by the end of the add/drop period.

Currently enrolled students may withhold disclosure of any category of Directory Information under the Act. To withhold disclosure, written notification must be received in the Registrar's Office.

If you would like to have your "Directory Information" excluded please print the DIRECTORY EXCLUSION REQUEST form and return to the Registrar’s office before the end of the semester Add/Drop period.