Your Right to Know — Student Consumer Information

In order to encourage and foster academic excellence, the college expects students to conduct themselves in accordance with generally accepted norms of scholarship and professional behavior.

  Go to Catalog/Academic Policies & Requirements

Disability Services ensures that students with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations and services to participate fully in the academic environment. Disability Services expects and coaches the campus community to embrace and embody a fully accessible and culturally sensitive campus.

  Go to Disability Services

Colorado Mountain College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Some individual programs are accredited by additional professional organizations that provide specific guidelines to which the curricula in these disciplines must conform.

  Go to Accreditation

The adjudication process at Colorado Mountain College is designed to provide a learning experience that encourages growth and personal understanding of one’s responsibilities and privileges within the college environment. The goal of the adjudication process is to balance an understanding and knowledge of students/community members and their needs, with the needs of other students and the college community.

  See the CMC Student Handbook/Adjudication Process

The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report (ASR) is published in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is an annual report that lists crimes and fire statistics and college wide security information. Safety and security of students, staff, and community members is one of Colorado Mountain College’s highest priorities.

  Download/View the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

Find information about class attendance, no show reporting requirements, class cancellation procedures and more.

  Go to Online Catalog > Registering > Attendance

This website provides information for students and alumni on career development and post-graduate employment resources.

  Go to Student Services/Career Services

Colorado Mountain College uses an online student support system, known as Advocate. This system allows students, parents, faculty, and staff the ability to report student issues. These issues can range from homesickness to academic issues or campus policy violations.

  Complaints may be filed through CMC Cares.

A more formalized complaint process may also be found at CMC Student Handbook/Student Rights & Responsibilities.

Colorado Mountain College may charge fees to students who enroll in certain courses or programs to cover specific costs permitted by state law and by policies of the Colorado Commission for Higher Education. Such fees are intended to cover added costs or to enhance the learning experience provided by the particular course or program.

  See to CMC Course and Program Fees

A student’s cost of attendance is a combination of expenses used to determine a financial aid recipients total estimated cost to attend one year, at the full time level of 12 credit hours for the fall and spring semesters.

Additional cost factors are added if a student elects to attend classes for the summer term.

The cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, room and board, transportation, books & supplies and miscellaneous expenses.

  Go to Catalog/Dropping a Class-Withdrawal

  Go to Catalog/Refunds

Colorado Mountain College complies with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Amendments of 1989 (PL 101-226 in Federal Law).

  Go to CMC Student Handbook/Student Rights & Responsibilities

Colorado Mountain College is dedicated to the principle of providing equal opportunity with regard to all prospective and current employees and students. See the full statement of non-discrimination.

Information on the type of financial aid available, how to apply, and more.

  Go to Financial Aid

Find information about the CMC grading system.

  Go to Online Catalog > Registering > Grading

Colorado Mountain College recognizes the faculty members' right and responsibility to award a fair and impartial grade. Likewise, the college recognizes the importance of the grade received by the student and the student's right to have the evaluation system be fair and equitable. An appeals process has been put in place for students questioning their grades.

  Go to CMC Student Handbook/Student Rights & Responsibilities

  Go to Institutional Research/Annual Trend Data

Colorado Mountain College must comply with the state immunization law. This law requires certain full-time students to provide documentation concerning their immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella. The Registrar’s Office will notify you if this documentation is required. Questions may be addressed to the Student Services Office at the CMC location most convenient to you.

Student Educational Rights and Privacy Act

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a federal law that protects the privacy of the student’s permanent educational records.

This act was also designated to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their education records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings.

Copies of Colorado Mountain College policy relating to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, are available in the registration office of each campus. Students also have the right to file complaints with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office concerning alleged failures by the institution to comply with the Act.
If you have questions concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, contact the Colorado Mountain College Registrar Office at registrar@coloradomtn.edu.

DIRECTORY INFORMATION

Colorado Mountain College hereby gives notice that it has designated certain items as "Directory Information" under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Directory Information concerning students at the College can be released without prior written consent of the student as permitted by law unless the student has notified Colorado Mountain College that such information should not be released without his or her consent.

"Directory Information" at Colorado Mountain College is as follows:
• student name
• dates of attendance
• enrollment status
• degree and awards received
• activity and sport participation
• major

If a student doesn’t want this directory information to be available to the public, they must complete the FERPA Request To Withhold Directory Information  . This authorization remains in effect until rescinded by the student.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 was written to protect the privacy of education records. Colorado Mountain College will only disclose confidential information from student’s education records with the written consent of the student.

This means that only the student can access their educational record. If a student wants to allow their parent(s) or guardian (or another individual) access to their educational records they must submit a FERPA Release Of Information Waiver  . The release of information waiver authorizes Colorado Mountain College to release any and all information from a student’s education record to the student’s parent(s) guardian (or other individual) designated on the form. This authorization remains in effect until rescinded by the student.

If a student requires the release of specific information for a specific purpose; for example a copy of their immunization records or a grade verification for a scholarship they must submit a FERPA Consent To Release Specific Confidential Information  . This authorization is only in force for the specified request. Additional information for additional individuals/agencies must be requested separately.

Find information about the registering for classes.

  Go to Online Catalog > Registering

Colorado Mountain College believes that living in a residence hall on campus can be a special opportunity — one in which students experience the open exchange of ideas and social growth. Living on campus facilitates integration into the campus social network of peers, faculty and staff, and extracurricular activities. This integration has significant positive influence on academic achievement and degree completion for the residential student.

  Download/view the CMC Residence Hall Handbook

  Submit a Sexual Misconduct/Title IX Report

Sexual Misconduct/Title IX includes:

• Sexual harassment
• Sexual assault
• Relationship violence
• Gender discrimination
• Stalking

This report may be submitted anonymously.

You may also submit a report directly to:

Lisa Doak
CMC Title IX Coordinator
ldoak@coloradomtn.edu
970-947-8351

For complete information on CMC’s Sexual Misconduct Policies and Procedure and Campus Title IX Coordinators go to: Basecamp/Student Services/Title IX (login required)

According to federal law (Clery Act) CMC is required to provide students and community members with a site that identifies the name of the student who is a registered sex offender.

  Go to Student_Services/Sex Offenders Information

Students and community members are subject to the same federal, state, and local laws as non-students and are the beneficiaries of the same safeguards of individual rights. As members of the academic community, students and community members are expected to conduct themselves in a reasonable manner.

  Go to CMC Student Handbook/Student Code of Conduct

Colorado Mountain College has four categories of student-related complaints.

1st category: Alleged violation of the student code of conduct

A faculty/student/staff member can lodge a complaint when a student violates the student code of conduct as listed in the CMC Student Handbook and Catalog. The disciplinary (aka adjudication) policy is followed in this case.

2nd category: Grade appeal

Students have the right to appeal a final course grade if they think that the grade was awarded in a capricious manner. The grade appeal procedure is outlined in the Student Handbook and College Catalog.

3rd category: Financial aid appeal

Students have the right to appeal financial aid decisions, including loan denial and financial aid suspension. The appeal process is outlined in financial aid brochures and appeal forms are available through the Financial Aid Specialists or at Central Services.

4th category: All other student complaints

For student-initiated complaints including, but not limited to, CMC policies or processes, CMC staff/faculty behavior toward a student, etc. Students lodging a complaint against a staff member, faculty member, or another student that is not related to grade appeal, financial aid appeal or violation of the student code of conduct will follow the process as published in the Catalog/Students Rights & Responsibilities (link below).

  Go to CMC Student Handbook/Student Rights & Responsibilities

  Download/view the CMC Student Handbook

If you are planning to work part-time while you are attending school, you should plan to visit with the Student Services Office as soon as possible. The College Counselor in collaboration with cmcstudentjobs.com can provide information about part-time and full-time job opportunities throughout the community.

  Go to CMCStudentJobs.com

  Download/view the CMC Student Handbook

The Guide to the Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct of Students has been prepared by the Offices of Student Affairs and the Campus Vice President or designee and is updated annually to serve as a ready reference to the major policies relevant to students at Colorado Mountain College.

  Go to CMC Student Handbook/Student Rights & Responsibilities

Find information about required books and other learning materials.

  Go to Textbooks / Learning Materials Program

Colorado Mountain College has a responsibility to its employees and students to provide a safe and healthful environment. CMC has initiated a tobacco use policy that specifies:

Each campus and center will identify designated smoking areas. Smoking will be limited to these designated areas only. All smoking areas shall be clearly marked with signs.

The Summit Campus is tobacco free. This means the use of tobacco products is prohibited at the Summit Campus and Dillon Center.

  Go to CMC Student Handbook/Student Rights & Responsibilities

  Go to Transferring INTO CMC/Catalog

  Go to Transferring FROM CMC/Catalog

  Go to State of Colorado Guided Pathways and Guaranteed Transfer

  Go to Colorado Secretary of State