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• Statistical information and ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s profile are available on the web site. This is a comprehensive site maintained by the U.S. Department of Education which provides information about ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C and other colleges such as:
  • General campus information
  • Enrollment
  • Student Race/ethnicity and gender
  • Program completion
  • Retention Rates
  • Overall graduation rate and transfer-out programs/majors
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• Read ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C's Factsheet to see more ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Statistics.
• The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides links to a number of studies on ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C's effectiveness. Also linked on this page is general reporting on student progress and achievement.

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  Parents and students put their trust in the stewards of education data to ensure students' personal information is properly safeguarded and is used only for legitimate purposes and only when absolutely necessary. The Department deeply values this trust and strives to ensure it is doing all it can do to protect the privacy of our students as the uses of their data to improve education increase.

• ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ FERPA policy statement can be found at the Admissions and Records.

• ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ is accredited by the . Information on this organization is available on the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C web site under the Office of Institutional Effectiveness or at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C's Accreditation Site.
• Accrediting bodies for programs offered by ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C are as follows:
  • Nursing:
  • Restorative Dental Technology:
  • Dental Hygiene:
• Information on completion and graduation rates from these programs is available through the credentialing bodies listed on the Cal Grant Licensure Pass Rates page

• Admissions and Records

• ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ currently offers more than 70 certificate programs in 37 different subject areas. The programs and the requirements for successful completion are available online.

• To Learn more about ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C's academics, visit the following links:
  • Transfer and degree programs
  • Career and Technical Education Certificates of Achievement and Occupational Skills Certificates programs

  • ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s Disabled Student Programs & Services (DSP&S) is designed to enable eligible students with verified disabilities to fully participate within all ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ academic and vocational programs.

• The  provides not only required text books but also kits for special programs, and is your source for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ T-Shirts, Sweat Shirts, and other great wear.

• The Shatford Library is committed to providing quality services and resources for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s diverse community and residents of the Pasadena Area Community College District.

• Campus policy on the use of is found under the "Student Right to Know" link within the Schedule of classes page (linked above). More detailed information concerning , along with much more (such as the policy on substance abuse on page 2 of that document), is available on the Institutional Effectiveness web site

ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ (ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C) will grant elective credit only, not specific course credit, 70 units maximum, towards the traditional (not transfer option) Associate In Arts Degree and/or Associate In Science Degree if the courses were lower division and taken at an accredited international institution. Students seeking credit must have their transcripts evaluated by one of the evaluation companies listed below. The evaluation must include a course-by-course review which determines semester unit value, grade, and lower/upper division breakdown.

IMPORTANT: If the student is not planning to earn a traditional Associate Degree from ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C and only wants to transfer to a 4-year institution, then he/she should not follow these steps. 4-year institutions have their own foreign evaluators and will do their own foreign evaluations.

Students must request and pay for an evaluation of their international transcripts through one of the following list of agencies. (Please be advised that ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C is not affiliated with the following agencies but you may use this list as a resource.)

• ACEI — ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS EVALUATION INSTITUTE, INC.
  P.O. BOX 6908
  BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
  PHONE (310) 275-3530 FAX (310) 275-3528
• AERC — AMERICAN EDUCATION RESEARCH CORPORATION
  P.O. BOX 996
  WEST COVINA, CA 91793
  PHONE (626) 339-4404 FAX (626) 339-9081
• IERF — INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
  P.O. BOX 66940
  LOS ANGELES, CA90066
  PHONE 310) 390-6276 FAX (310) 397-7686 E-mail: info@ierf.org

The service will then send ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C an official evaluation report. As with any other college transcript, the student will see a counselor and the counselor will submit a "Request for Transcript Evaluation" form to the Evaluations Office. Upon completion, the evaluation will be available for the counselor and student to review.

Credit is not granted for the following areas towards the Associate Degree:
READING COMPETENCY
WRITTEN EXPRESSION COMPETENCY
ENGLISH COMPOSITION
ORAL COMMUNICATION
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS
HEALTH EDUCATION

• ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ offers an extensive list of athletic programs. The site also includes a comprehensive list of athletic events

• Participation in athletic programs is first determined via the Eligibility Guidelines

• The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) offers a page where are available. On the right side click the link that says and then enter "ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿" in the first entry box. Then click on the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ link presented. The next page will have tabs where the number of participants per sport can be found; finances per team are listed under the Revenues and Expenses tab via a table which presents a breakdown per gender and a total or summary column. Alternatively, the data is available in which contain several file formats, each of which has information for all nationally participating colleges and universities

• Alternatively, team participation statistics and other statistics are available on the site

• Note: ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ does not participate in any athletically-related financial aid programs

• ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C's Office of Financial Aid encourages all students to apply for federal and state grants, loans, work study and various scholarships that are available

• On the Fees and Tuition website you will also find a link to learn how you can and view ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C's refund policies.

• In accordance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ would like to provide as much information as possible to students regarding the financial costs of attendance. Standard costs and a Net Price Calculator can be found on Cost Estimates.

• Crime Statistics are provided by the campus police services

• ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C's policy regarding the is available as a PDF download. Also, a brief review of substance abuse policies can be found on the campus police rights page by scrolling down to the Substance Abuse section

• Learn how to add yourself to RAVE - the emergency text message alert system.

• Parking concerns are addressed on the campus parking page

• Health services are also available to ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿C students as well as to full and part-time employees. Please see the Student Health Services for detailed information

• Vist their Immunizations page for information on which vaccines and immunizations are available, including flu shots, and the associated costs.

• ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ first responders to any sort of emergency will be the campus Police and Safety Services. In this regard, the student health services office will provide first aid and emergency care to students and employees

• ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ has a procedure to provide a prompt and equitable means of resolving student grievances and complaints