Consumer Information

SUBJECT: Consumer Information

This assessment describes the requirements for the consumer information that a school must provide to students, the Department, and others.

Review the Consumer Information Disclosures at a Glance document that provides a summary of school disclosure requirements.

If you identify areas requiring a corrective action, we recommend that you complete an Action Plan.

Activity Bar:

Consumer Information Activity 1: Institutional and Financial Assistance Information for Students

Consumer Information Activity 2: Drug & Alcohol Prevention

Consumer Information Activity 3: Consumer Information for Student Athletes

Consumer Information Activity 4: Student Right-to-Know Act

Consumer Information Activity 5: Clery/Campus Security Act

Consumer Information Activity 6: FERPA

Consumer Information Activity 7: Safeguarding Customer Information

Consumer Information Activity 8: Fire Safety Reports and Student Housing

Consumer Information Activity 9: Misrepresentation

Consumer Information Activity 10: Loan Disclosures

Additional Links:

2024-2025 FSA Handbook Volume 2, School Eligibility & Operations, Chapter 6 (digital version); (pdf version)

2024-2025 FSA Handbook Volume 2, School Eligibility & Operations, Chapter 7 (digital version); (pdf version)

2024-2025 FSA Handbook, Appendix E, Institutional Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

Campus Security Resources

Online Training Module, Consumer Information – DCL ANN-14-15

DCL GEN-15-15 Implementation of the VAWA Final Regulations

For reference, the table below lists the regulatory areas related to Consumer Information. The left column shows the title of the regulatory section and summarizes the main content of some of the sections. The middle column includes a link to each regulatory section in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations and any related guidance posted in the Knowledge Center. Where applicable, the associated assessment activity is listed in the third column.

Consumer Information Regulations

Section Title

Links

Assessment Activity

Method of Disclosure: 668.41(b)(c); 668.44

Financial Assistance Information: 668.42

Institutional Information: 668.43

  • Required Information about the School 668.43

  • Net Price Calculator

  • Vaccination Policy

  • Copyright Information 668.43(a)(10)

Other Institutional Information:

  • Penalties associated with drug-related offenses

  • College Navigator Website

  • Student Body Diversity

  • Textbook information

  • Teacher Preparation Program Report

  • Voter Registration Form

Availability of Employee for Dissemination Purposes: 668.48

Constitution and Citizenship Day

34 CFR 668.41(b)

34 CFR 668.41(c)

34 CFR 668.44

34 CFR 668.42

34 CFR 668.43

34 CFR 668.48

See also:

DCL GEN 08-12

Net Price Calculator

20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)

Federal Register 5/24/2005 (For Constitution Day)

Section 111 of Division J of Pub. L. 108-447, the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005,'' Dec. 8, 2004; https://www.constitutionday.com/

Consumer Information Activity 1: Institutional and Financial Assistance Information for Students

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Information: 668.14(c)

34 CFR 668.14(c)

34 CFR 86.100

See also:

Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act

Public Law 101-226

Complying with the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Regulations

Consumer Information Activity 2: Drug & Alcohol Prevention

Completion/graduation rates for the general student body: 668.48

Calculating the rates 668.45

Disclosing the rates 668.45; 668.48

Completion/graduation rates for student athletes: 668.45; 668.48

Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act 668.47

Disclosure of the Report; 668.47

34 CFR 668.45

34 CFR 668.48

34 CFR 668.47

See also:

Link to submit Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Survey online- http://surveys.ope.ed.gov/athletics

Consumer Information Activity 3: Consumer Information for Student Athletes

Institutional security policies and crime statistics 668.46

Student Right-To-Know Act 668.45; 668.48;

Clery (Campus Security) Act: 668.46

  • Crime Statistics

  • Timely Warning and Emergency Notification

  • Daily Crime Log

  • Emergency Response/Evacuation

  • Missing Student Notification Policy

34 CFR 668.45

34 CFR 668.46

34 CFR 668.48

See also:

(GEN-24-09) Voluntary Disclosure of Hate Crime Sub-Categories

(GENERAL-24-78) Reminder – Institution Responsibilities under the Clery Act

DCL GEN-14-13

Hate Crime Threat Response Guide

Consumer Information Activity 4: Student Right-to-Know Act

Consumer Information Activity 5: Clery/Campus Security Act

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act): 34 CFR Part 99

34 CFR 99

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Guidance for School Officials on Student Health Records (April 2023)

Consumer Information Activity 6: FERPA

Health & Safety Exemption Requirement: 34 CFR 99.31(a)(10); 34 CFR 99.36

34 CFR 99.31

34 CFR 99.36

See also:

Public Law 107-56

Establishing and Maintaining an Information Security Program

Pub. L. No. 106-102

US Code 15 U.S.C. 6801(b)

6805(b)(2)

Consumer Information Activity 7: Safeguarding Customer Information

Fire Safety Reports on Student Housing 668.49(b)

34 CFR 668.49

Consumer Information Activity 8: Fire Safety Reports and Student Housing

Misrepresentation 668.71; 668.72; 668.73; 668.74; 34 CFR Part 668, Subpart R (Aggressive and Deceptive Tactics or Conduct)

34 CFR 668.71

34 CFR 668.72

34 CFR 668.73

34 CFR 668.74

34 CFR Part 668, Subpart R

Consumer Information Activity 9: Misrepresentation

Loan Disclosures 668.14(b)(11); 668.14(b)(27); 668.14(b)(28); 668.14(b)(29); 685.304(a); 668.42; 674.42(b); 601.2; 601.10; 601.11; 601.12; 601.20; 601.21; 601.30

34 CFR 668.14

34 CFR 685.304

34 CFR 668.42

34 CFR 601.2

34 CFR 601.10

34 CFR 601.11

34 CFR 601.12

34 CFR 601.20

34 CFR 601.21

34 CFR 601.30

Consumer Information Activity 10: Loan Disclosures

Last Modified: 11/25/2024