Degree Question

[perrik]

can't you have urself removed from the clearinghouse?

FERPA is really designed to protect the privacy of a student's education record, and to allow a student (or his parents, if the student is a minor) to check the record for accuracy and request corrections. Those without a legitimate educational reason for access to the student's record must receive authorization from the student (or parents, if the student is a minor) in order to see it.

As I understand the law, you can contact your institution and request that some or all of your directory information not be disclosed. This can include your dates of attendance and degree(s) awarded.

However, if an entity does not require your permission to see the records, you can't suppress any information. You can't hide an earned degree from any financial aid entities, nor from any school in which you intend to enroll. I cannot figure out if this applies to companies that run background checks for employers who seek degree verification.

Seems like a lot of effort just to deny the existence of an associates degree to an employer who may or may not care about the timing...