Higher Education Opportunity Act

In compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act, Goodwin College is providing you with the information listed below. Some information is distributed directly to students and staff while other information is available through the various college departments. All information may be downloaded and/or printed from this site.

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General Information | Financial Aid | Academic Programs | Student Services | Campus Safety

General Information

• Institutional Accreditation
• College Navigator (General Information that can be compared to other colleges)
• Student Body Diversity
• Copyright Infringement Policy
• Unauthorized File Sharing Policy
• Retention Rate
• Job Placement Rates
• Completion/Graduation and transfer-out rates
• Completion/Graduation and transfer-out rates for students receiving athletically related student aid (Including Disaggregated Completion/Graduation Rates) - NOT APPLICABLE AS THE COLLEGE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AT THIS TIME

Financial Aid

• Notice of Availability of Institutional and Financial Aid Information*
• Contact the Financial Aid Office
• Student Financial Aid Information Regarding: federal, state, institutional, and private programs available to enrolled students
  • Grants
  • Loans
  • Scholarships & Institutional Grants
  • College Work Study program guidelines
  • Terms and conditions of federal loans (including repayment)*
  • Eligibility requirements and criteria for selecting recipients*
  • Notification of Awards
  • Rights and responsibilities of students receiving federal financial aid – including standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress*
  • Financial aid for study abroad*
  • Entrance counseling for student loan borrowers*
  • Exit counseling for student loan borrowers*
• Veterans Benefits
• Penalties for Drug Law Violations*
• Price of Attendance*
• Net Price Calculator*
• Refund Policy; Withdrawal and Return of Financial Aid*
• Code of Conduct for education loans
• Preferred lender list (L-8) – NOT APPLICABLE AS THE COLLEGE DOES NOT HAVE A PREFERRED LENDER LIST
• Preferred lender arrangement – including annual report (L-9) – NOT APPLICABLE AS THE COLLEGE DOES NOT HAVE A PREFERRED LENDER LIST

Academic Programs

• Placement in Employment
• Programmatic Accreditation
• Listing of licensed and accredited degree programs
• Instructional, laboratory and other facilities
• Faculty and other instructional personnel
• Transfer of credit policies
• Articulation agreements
• Textbook Information
• Teacher preparation program report - NOT APPLICABLE AS THE COLLEGE DOES NOT OFFER A TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM AT THIS TIME
• Graduate Education of Baccalaureate Program Graduates - NOT APPLICABLE AT THIS TIME AS THE COLLEGE CONFERRED ITS FIRST BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN JUNE 2011

Student Services

• Privacy of Student Records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) also
• Facilities and services available for students with disabilities
• Drug and Alcohol abuse prevention program*
• Vaccination/Immunization policy*
• Intercollegiate Athletic Program participation rates - NOT APPLICABLE AS THE COLLEGE DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AT THIS TIME
• Voter registration form

Campus Safety

• Security report or notice of security report
  • Emergency response and evacuation procedures
  • Timely warning
  • Crime log
• Missing person notification policy – NOT APPLICABLE AS THE COLLEGE DOES NOT PROVIDE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING AT THIS TIME
• Fire Log – NOT APPLICABLE AS THE COLLEGE DOES NOT PROVIDE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING AT THIS TIME
• Information for Crime Victims about Disciplinary Proceedings – Provided to victim of crime SHOULD NOT BE PUBLICLY POSTED

*Some of this information may be contained in the new catalog.