Rights & Responsibilities
Students Right-To-Know
Danville Area Community College, as an institution of higher education, has a responsibility to disclose information with respect to completion or graduation rates and campus safety policies and procedures to current and prospective students and employees for enrollment or employment. The College will prepare, publish, and distribute information regarding completion or graduation rates and campus policies, procedures, and crime statistics as required by the Student Right-To-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 (PL 101-542) and as amended by the Higher Education Technical Amendment of 1991 (PL 102-26).
Danville Area Community College will prepare, publish, and distribute for disclosure of the following to current and prospective students and employees for enrollment or employment:
- Program completion and graduation rates for full-time certificate-seeking and degree-seeking students and student athletes. The first report to the Secretary and for disclosure to current and prospective students and athletes shall be made available through appropriate mailings or publications by July 1, 1993, and annually thereafter.
- Campus security policies, procedures, and campus crime statistical information. The first security report for disclosure to current students and employees and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon request shall be made available through appropriate publications or mailings by September 1, 1992, and annually thereafter.
DACC maintains compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-380). The law provides the student access to official records directly related to the student. It also provides the student with the opportunity for a hearing to challenge such records on the grounds that they are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate. Students who wish to review their official college record should contact the office of the Registrar.
The College is authorized under the Act to release public directory information concerning students without prior consent of the student. Directory information includes the following:
Name; address; telephone listing; e-mail address; major field of study; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height (if member of athletic team); dates of attendance; enrollment status (full- or part-time hours enrolled in or completed); degrees, certificates, honors received or anticipated; parent’s names and hometown in connection with publicity on sports achievements, degrees, or awards received; previous educational agencies or institutions attended; and photograph.
Directory information is subject to release by the College at any time unless the College Registrar has received prior written request from the student specifying the information not to be released. The Registrar’s Office is in the Admissions and Records area in Vermilion Hall.
The College is also authorized to provide access to student records to DACC officials and employees who have legitimate education interests in such access. These are persons who have responsibilities in the College’s academic, administrative, or service functions.
DACC Student Right-to-Know Disclosure Information
Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates
The federal government, under Student Right-to-Know (SRTK) legislation, requires that all colleges and universities report the proportion of students who began their studies full time and complete programs within 150 percent of the normal time required for completion.
A cohort of full-time, first-time degree/certificate seeking students was tracked by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2008. The table below displays the graduation and transfer-out rates of Danville Area Community College’s cohort.
| Fall 2006 Cohort | DACC Number |
DACC Percentage |
| Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students | 388 | |
| Graduation Rate: Completed degree or certificate within 150% of scheduled time (3 years) | 89 | 23% |
| Transfer-Out Rate: Transferred to another school within 150% of scheduled time (3 years); did not complete degree or certificate | 103 | 27.0% |
| Still Enrolled | 40 | 10.0% |
| Successful Progress Rate: Includes graduated, transferred, and still enrolled | 232 | 60.0% |
Three years is a relatively short time frame for community college students, many of whom are working full time or part time as well as going to school. Also, students may change enrollment status from full time to part time, may leave school temporarily for work or family reasons, may change their program of study, or may require developmental coursework upon admission. All of these factors tend to delay events like graduation or transfer.
