Consumer Information

Consumer Info: Fairness & Transparency

• Contact Information for Assistance in Obtaining Financial Aid

  • Contact Information for Assistance in Obtaining Institutional of Financial Aid Information

• General Institutional Information

  • Privacy of Student Records — Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

  • Facilities and Services Available to Students with Disabilities

  • Student Body Diversity* 
    (Institutional Research - pdf)

  • Cost of Attendance

  • Net Price Calculator

  • Refund Policy and Requirements for Withdrawal and Return of Federal Financial Aid* (Treasurer)

          • Return of Title IV Funds (Academic Catalog)
  

  • Textbook Information*

  • Educational Programs (links: under grad and graduate catalog, academic affairs)
  • Instructional Facilities
  • Faculty (Office of the Provost)
  • Transfer of Credit Policies (or Transfer Credit Information (Academic Catalog))
  • Accreditation, Approval and Licensure of Institution and Programs (office of Institutional Effectiveness)
  • Copyright Infringement — Policies and Sanctions* (PDF Policy 10.16 Appendix C)
  • Computer Use and File Sharing* (Policies 10.16)
  • Student Activities*
  • Career and Job Placement Services*
  • Voter Registration*
  • Constitution Day*
• Student Financial Assistance

  • Financial Aid Information

  • Federal Student Financial Aid Penalties for Drug Law Violations

  • Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy

  • Study Abroad Programs

  • State & Federal Grant Assistance
  • Student Loan Information Published by Department of Education
  • Entrance Counseling for Student Borrowers
    Complete your Direct Loan Entrance Counseling online at StudentAid.gov.
    
    
  • Exit Counseling for Student Borrowers
    Students receiving Direct Student Loans must complete Student Loan Exit Counseling online at StudentAid.gov. Loan borrowers will be notified to complete exit counseling when a student nears graduation or drops below half-time enrollment.
  • Private Education Loan Disclosures
    
    
  • Code of Conduct
• Teacher Preparation Report

  Each year the College of Charleston College of Education provides a report to the U.S. Department of Education on the preparation of teachers. The report includes: goals, assurances, pass rates and scaled scores, program information and other data. The Title II South Carolina report is available on the title2.ed.gov website. 

  • College of Charleston Office of Institutional Research Title II Reporting
• Student Outcomes

  • Retention Rate (CollegeNavigator)
  • Graduation Rate (Student Right-to-Know Act)
  • Transfer-out Rates (Student Right-to-Know Act)
  • Graduation Rates for Students Receiving Athletics-related Student Aid (Student Right-to-Know Act)
  • Transfer-out Rates for Students Receiving Athletics-related Student Aid (Student Right-to-Know Act)
  • Job Placement for Graduates
  • Job Placement Rates for Graduates
  • Graduate and Processional Education Placement for Graduates

• Health & Safety

  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program
  • Vaccination Policies (pdf policy 8.4.1)
  • Campus Security Policies, Crime Statistics and Crime Log
  • Security Report — Missing Person Notification Policy (pdf Policy 12.2.2)
  • Fire Safety Report and Fire Log
  • Information for Crime Victims About Disciplinary Hearings
  • Privacy of Health Records (Student Health Services privacy notice)

• Intercollegiate Athletics Program

  • Intercollegiate Athletics Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data (Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act)
    
    The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) intends to make prospective students aware of a school's commitment to providing equitable athletics opportunities for men and women students. The College of Charleston prepares this report annually and it contains participation rates, financial support and other information on the Cougar men's and women's intercollegiate athletics programs.
    
    You can review the latest report by visiting the U.S. Department of Education Equity in Athletics Data Analysis website and searching for the College of Charleston.
    
    
  • Athletics Compliance