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Institutional Profile

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) has created an institutional profile for Virginia Peninsula that includes general information on our students and their educational outcomes.

Student Achievement

Goals for student achievement and the success of students in achieving those goals.

United States Department of Education requires colleges and universities to provide students and employees access to certain information to which they are entitled as consumers. Each category of information can be located as indicated in the chart below.

Communication of Consumer Information

Consumer InformationWhere Available
Student Records
• Procedures for inspecting and reviewing of student’s education records
• Procedures for amending student records
• Procedures for disclosing student’s educational records

Catalog
Student Handbook
Website
Complaints
Procedures for filing a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General, and State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office for Civil Rights
Office of Inspector General
State Council of Higher Education for
• A list of all available federal, state, local, private, and institutional financial need-based and non-need-based assistance programs
• The application procedures, eligibility criteria, method and frequency of disbursements, terms of loans, general conditions, and exit counseling information for these assistance programs
• Title and availability of Virginia Peninsula staff responsible for the dissemination of institutional and financial assistance disclosure information and how to contact them
Catalog
Student Handbook
Website
Financial Aid Staff Directory
Tuition costs & Fees
Tuition and Fees (direct cost of attending the College)
Catalog
Student Handbook
Website
Virginia Education Wizard website
Withdrawing from the College & Refund policy

• Refund policy
• Grant or loan return or repayment procedures for withdrawn students
• Requirements for officially withdrawing from the College
Catalog
Student Handbook
Website
Academic Programs
Academic programs information
Catalog
Student Handbook
Accreditation
Organizations that accredit, license, or approve the College and its programs. Procedures for reviewing schools’ accreditation, licensing, or approval documentation
Catalog
Student Handbook
Website
Students with Disabilities
Description of any special services and facilities for disabled students
Catalog
Student Handbook
Website
Crime Reports
Campus security report. The Annual Security Report includes statistics concerning crimes on College property. The report includes institutional policies on campus security, alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters.
Website