DISCLOSURES (December3,2016)
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REPORTEDPLACEMENTRATES...... 1
Florence,KY Campus CareerPlacementRate,July1,2015toOctober31, 2016...... 2
Tri-CountyCincinnati, OHCampus CareerPlacement RateJuly1, 2015– October31, 2016...... 2
STUDENTDIVERSITY...... 3
IPEDS GRADUATIONRATE...... 4
WITHDRAWAL, REFUNDS AND RETURN OF FEDERAL FINANCIALAID...... 4
REFUNDPOLICY...... 5
WithdrawalDateTuitionRefunded...... 5
RETURN OF FEDERAL TITLEIVSTUDENTFUNDS...... 6
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS...... 6
FACULTY...... 7
Academic DepartmentsandFaculty...... 7
REPORTEDPLACEMENT RATES
The chart belowsummarizesinformationreported inthe College’s2016Campus AccountabilityReportto itsaccreditingagency,theAccreditingCouncilforIndependentCollegesandSchools.TheReport,filedin November2016,coverstheperiodfromJuly1,2015toOctober31,2016andisaccompaniedbyverifiable documentation.
“Placement”herereferstoemploymentinthefieldforwhichthegraduate’seducationhaspreparedhimor her,orinarelatedfieldwhichrequiressubstantial applicationoftheskillsandknowledge taughtinthe curriculum. Thecampusratebelowiffollowed by therateforeachprogramofferedatthecampus. Ifa programhadnograduatesduringthereportingperiod,placementisreportedbelowasnotapplicable(NA). Programsinwhichtherewerenostudentsenrolledduringtheperiodarenot included.
TheAccreditingCouncilforIndependentCollegesandSchoolsdoesnotrequireinstitutionstoreport placementforgraduateswho arenotavailablefor–placementduetocontinuingeducation,activemilitary duty,visarestrictions,orpregnancy,death,andhealth-relatedcircumstances.
Theplacementrateisdeterminedbydividingthenumberofavailablegraduatesplacedbythetotalnumber ofavailablegraduates. Furtherinformationpertainingtotheemployment ofgraduatesmaybeobtained from theCollege’sOfficeofCareerServices.
Florence, KYCampusCareer PlacementRate, July 1, 2014 to October31, 2015
Program / CareerPlacementBusinessAdministration,AAS / 100%
BusinessAdministration,BBA / 71%
ComputerNetworkAdministration,AAS / 100%
CriminalJustice,AAS / 64%
CriminalJustice,BS / 90%
MedicalBillingandCoding,AAS(HIT) / 80%
MedicalAssisting,Diploma / 86%
MedicalAssisting,AAS / 88%
MedicalOfficeAssist.,diploma(MOT) / 67%
Nursing,BS / 100%
Nursing,AAS / 90%
PracticalNursing,Diploma / 64%
Nursing,(LPN-topre-RN),AAS / 70%
ParalegalStudies,Certificate / 100%
ParalegalStudies,AAS / 90%
ParalegalStudies,BS / 100%
HospitalityAdministration,AAS / 100%
PersonalTraining,Diploma / 64%
Tri-County Cincinnati, OHCampusCareer PlacementRate July 1, 2014 – October31,2015
Program / CareerPlacementAdvancedPersonalTraining,AAS / 80%
DiplomaPersonalTraining / 50%
BusinessAdministration,AAS / 100%
ComputerNetworkAdministration,AAS / 33%
CriminalJustice,AAS / 64%
MedicalBillingandCoding,AAS(HIT) / 100%
MedicalAssisting,AAS / 73%
MedicalOfficeAssist,Diploma(MOT) / 100%
ParalegalStudies,AAS / 57%
ParalegalStudies,Certificate / 50%
DentalAssistingDiploma / 65%
HospitalityAdministration,AAS / 100%
MedicalMassageTherapy,AAS / 56%
MedicalMassageTherapy,Diploma / 67%
MedicalAssisting,Diploma / 73%
Nursing,AAS / 25%
PracticalNursing,Diploma / 63%
STUDENT DIVERSITY
BeckfieldCollegedoesnotdiscriminateonthe basis ofrace,color,sex,sexualorientation,age, disability, nationalorethnicorigin,orreligionastotheadmissionorothertreatmentofitsstudents,prospective students,employees,orprospectiveemployees.
Ofthestudentsenrolledinthefallquarter2016,thedistributionbygender,age, ethnicity,andenrollment statuswasasfollows(bycampus):
Florence,KYCampus / Tri-CountyCincinnati,OHCampus83% / Female / 89% / Female
17% / Male / 11% / Male
87% / White / 51% / White
10% / Black/African-American / 45% / Black/African-American
1% / HispanicorLatino / 1% / HispanicorLatino
0% / Asian / 1% / Asian
0% / NativeHawaiian/PacificIslander / 1% / Twoormoreraces
1% / AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative
1% / Ethnicityunknown / 1% / Ethnicityunknown
53% / Full-timestudents / 41% / Full-timestudents
47% / Part-timestudents / 38% / Part-timestudents
78% / FederalPellGrantrecipients / 85% / FederalPellGrantrecipients
DataarethosereportedbytheCollegeintheIntegratedPostsecondaryEducationDataSystem(IPEDS)
FallEnrollmentandStudentFinancialAidSurveysandareavailableontheIPEDSCollegeNavigatorat
IPEDS GRADUATIONRATE
BeckfieldCollegeFlorence,KYCampus
OverallGraduationforFirst-Time/Full-TimeStudentsWhoBeganTheirStudiesinFall2009= 18%
BeckfieldCollegeTri-CountyCincinnati,OHCampus
OverallGraduationforFirst-Time/Full-TimeStudentsWhoBeganTheirStudiesinFall2011= 33%
Theoverallgraduationrateisalsoknownasthe"StudentRighttoKnow"orIPEDSgraduationrate.Ittracks theprogressofstudentswhobegan theirstudiesasfull-time, first-time degree-orcertificate-seeking studentstoseeiftheycompleteadegreeorotherawardsuchasacertificatewithin150%of"normaltime" forcompletingtheprograminwhichtheyareenrolled.
Someinstitutionsalsoreportatransfer-outrate,whichisthepercentageofthefull-time,first-timestudents whotransferredtoanotherinstitution.
Notethatnotallstudentsattheinstitutionaretrackedfortheserates.Studentswhohavealreadyattended anotherpostsecondaryinstitution,orwhobegantheir studiesonapart-timebasis,arenottrackedfor this rate.
WITHDRAWAL, REFUNDS ANDRETURNOF FEDERALFINANCIAL AID
Astudentwhowishestoofficially withdraw fromtheCollegemustfirstcontacthisorherAcademic Dean for advisementas totheprocessofwithdrawal.Thestudentisalsorequiredtocompletefinancialaidexit formsprovidedbytheOfficeof StudentFinancialServices.Informationontuitionrefundsforstudentswho withdraw fromtheCollegeappearsbelow,underREFUNDPOLICY. Studentsshouldcompleteall necessarywithdrawalpaperworkina timelymanner.
Astudentabsentfromallofhisorherclasses foraperiodof21consecutivecalendardaysduringwhich classesorexaminations areinsessionwillberegarded ashavingwithdrawn fromtheCollegeandwill receiveagradeofWorWFforeachcourseinwhichheorsheisenrolled. Thestudent’slastrecorded
dateofattendancewillbeusedindetermininganyapplicableadjustmenttothestudent’sfunding.Astudent withdrawnforceasingtoattendwillnotbepermittedtore-enrollinanysubsequent quarterwithout discussingacademicprogresswithhis or her AcademicDeanor designatedacademicadvisorandwillbe subjecttoare-entry feeuponre-enrollment.Thispolicydoesnotapplytoastudentduringanapproved leaveofabsence.
StudentsreturningtotheCollegeaftera withdrawalor dismissalwillberequiredtomeettherequirements ofanyprogrammodificationswhichmayhaveoccurredduringtheirabsence.
REFUNDPOLICY
Florence,KYCampus:Therefundpolicyappliestoallstudentswhowithdraw,oraredismissed, fromall coursesafterthebeginningofthequarter.Allrefundsarebasedonthechargesfortheparticularquarter, notonchargesfortheprogram. Refundswillbemadewithin30daysofthedateofdetermination ofa student’swithdrawalordismissal.Therefundpolicyappliesonlytotuition.Feesarenon-refundableexcept inthecaseofwrittennoticeofcancellationofenrollment.
WithdrawalDate TuitionRefunded
Week1 75% Weeks2-3 50% Weeks4-6 25% Weeks7-11 None
AppealsofrefunddeterminationsmaybeaddressedinwritingtotheCorporateDirectorofStudentFinancial
Services.
Tri-CountyCincinnati,OHCampus:Ifthestudentis notacceptedinto theprogram,allmoniespaid bythe studentshallberefunded.Refundsoftuitionandrefundablefeesshallbemadeaccordingtothefollowing provisions:
(1) Astudentwhowithdraws beforethefirstclassandafterthefive-day cancellationperiodshallbe obligatedfortheregistrationfee.
(2) Astudentwhostarts classesandwithdrawsduringthefirstfull calendarweekofthe quartershall beobligatedfortwenty-fivepercentofthetuitionandrefundablefeesforthatquarterplusthe registrationfee.
(3) Astudentwhowithdrawsduringthesecondfullcalendarweekofthequartershallbeobligatedfor fiftypercentof thetuitionandrefundablefeesforthatquarterplustheregistrationfee.
(4) Astudentwhowithdrawsduringthethirdfullcalendarweekofthequartershallbeobligatedfor seventy-fivepercentof thetuitionandrefundablefeesforthatquarterplustheregistrationfee.
(5) Astudentwhowithdrawsduringthefourthfullcalendarweekofthequarterandthereaftershallnot beentitledtoarefundofanyportionof thetuitionandfees.
Therefundpolicyappliestoallstudentswhowithdraw,oraredismissed,fromallcoursesafterthebeginning ofthequarter. Allrefundsarebasedonthechargesfortheparticularquarter,notonchargesforthe program. Refundswillbemadewithin30daysofthedateofdetermination ofastudent’swithdrawalor dismissal.
AppealsofrefunddeterminationsmustbeaddressedinwritingtotheCollege’sCorporateDirectorof
StudentFinancialServices.
RETURN OF FEDERAL TITLE IV STUDENT FUNDS
WhenastudentwithdrawsfromtheCollege,atuitionpercentagewillbedeterminedbasedonthereturnof Title IVfunds regulations.The OfficeofStudentFinancialServicesdeterminesthereturnofTitleIVfunds percentageandinformsthe Registrar.Institutionsarerequiredto determinethepercentageofTitleIVaid “earned”bythestudentandtoreturntheunearnedportiontotheappropriateaidprogram.Thispercentage isdetermined bythepercentage oftheenrollmentperiodcompletedbythestudent.Indetermining the percentage,theCollegewill
Determinethepercentageoftheenrollmentperiodcompletedbythestudent(DaysAttended÷ DaysinEnrollment Period=PercentageCompleted).Ifthecalculatedpercentageexceeds60%, thenthestudenthas“earned”allTitleIVaidfortheenrollmentperiod.
ApplythepercentagecompletedtotheTitleIVaidawardedtodeterminethestudent’seligibilityfor
aidpriortothewithdrawal(TotalAidDisbursedxPercentageCompleted= EarnedAid).
DeterminetheamountofunearnedaidtobereturnedtotheappropriateTitleIVaidprogram(Total DisbursedAid–EarnedAid=UnearnedAidtobeReturned). Iftheaidalreadydisbursedequals theearnedaid,nofurtheractionisrequired.Iftheaidalready disbursedislessthantheearned aid,alatedisbursementwillbemadetothestudent.Iftheaidalreadydisbursedisgreaterthanthe earnedaid,thedifferencemustbereturnedtotheappropriateTitleIVaidprogram.
Distributetheresponsibilitytoreturnfundsbetweentheinstitutionandthestudent.Ifthetypeofaid thatthestudentisresponsible forreturningisaloan,thestudentisnotrequiredtoimmediately repaythe amountasthegraceperiodforthe loan, generallysixmonths,isinvoked.The Officeof
StudentFinancialServiceswill determineifany grantsmust be repaidbythestudent. Anyrefund
orrepaymentobligationwillbeclearlyoutlinedforthestudentinwriting.
ReturntheTitleIVaid,basedonthetypeofaiddisbursed,inthefollowingorder:
1. FFEL/DirectUnsubsidizedStaffordLoan
2. FFEL/DirectSubsidizedStaffordLoan
3. FFEL/DirectPLUS(parent)Loan
4. FederalPellGrants
ExamplesregardingtheapplicationoftheReturnofTitleIVFundspolicyareavailableintheOfficeof
StudentFinancialServices.
ThereturnoffundsrequiredunderthispolicyismadetotheTitleIVaidprogramswithin30calendardays afterthedateofdetermination ofwithdrawalordismissal.Studentswillreceiveawrittennoticeofany federalfundsreturnedbytheCollegeandan invoiceforanybalanceowedto theCollege.
Applicantsandstudentsmayobtaininformation aboutinstitutionalandTitleIVfinancialassistance programs by contactingtheCollege’sCorporate DirectorofStudentFinancial Services at .
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
GainfulEmploymentInformation,informationaboutthegraduationrate,mediandebtofstudentswho completeda program,andotherprogram-specificinformationcanbefoundat
“Placement”referstoemploymentinthefieldfor whichthe graduate’seducationhas preparedhimor her, orinarelatedfieldwhichrequiredsubstantial applicationoftheskillsandknowledgetaughtinthe curriculum.
Theplacementrateisdeterminedbydividingthenumberofavailablegraduatesplacedbythetotalnumber ofavailablegraduates.TheAccrediting Councildoesnotrequireinstitutions toreportplacement for graduateswhoarenotavailableforplacement duetocontinuingeducation, active militaryduty,visa restrictionsorpregnancy, death,andhealth-related circumstances. Furtherinformation pertainingtothe employment ofgraduatesmaybeobtainedfromtheCollege’sOfficeofCareerServicesat .
FACULTY
Academic Departments and Faculty
AllBeckfieldCollege faculty havebeendeterminedtobequalifiedbytheiracademiccredentials toteach thecoursesassignedtothem.MostoftheCollege’sfacultyareadjunct(part-time)faculty.Manyofthese, inadditiontotheiracademicqualifications,arecurrentlyworking,orhaveworked,inaprofessionor academicdisciplinedirectlyrelatedtothecoursesassignedtothem. However,becausemanyadjunct facultyarealsoemployedelsewhere,theiremploymentmaylimittheiravailabilitytotheCollege,andnot allmaybeavailabletoteachinaspecificquarter. Allfaculty areassignedtocoursesaccording totheir availabilityandtheavailability ofcourseswhichtheyarequalifiedtoteach,Questionspertainingtothe qualificationsofany facultymembershouldbeaddressedtotheCollege’sOfficeofCompliance. Allfull- timefaculty arelistedintheAcademicCatalog. Acurrentlistofadjunct facultyisavailableeachquarter viacatalogaddendum.
Forfurtherinformationaboutthefollowingitems,pleaserefertotheBeckfieldCollegeCatalogavailableon theStudentConsumerInformationpageat –
Privacyof StudentRecords
StudentActivitiesandOrganizations
CareerServices
CurrentFacultyListing
ServicesforStudentswithDisabilities
Facilities