Social Security Number
Pursuant to OAR 589-004-0400, and ORS 341.290(17), BMCC is required
to ask you to provide your Social Security Number. Your Social Security number may
be used in developing, validating, or administering predictive tests and assessments;
administering student aid programs; improving instruction; internal identification
of students; collection of student debts; or comparing student educational experiences
with subsequent workforce experiences. The SSN will not be
used as the student ID number but will be provided to entities requiring SSNs,
including, but not limited to, the federal government for financial aid and the
Tax Relief Act (1997) reporting, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and
the Oregon Community College Unified Reporting System (OCCURS) to meet state and federal
reporting requirements. When conducting studies, BMCC will disclose a student's
SSN only in a manner that does not permit personal identification of the
student by individuals other than representatives of BMCC. Providing your social
security is voluntary. If you choose to provide it, it means you consent to
allow us to use the number in the manner described. If you chose not to do so,
you will not be denied any right, benefit, or privilege provided by law.
Students who choose not to provide their SSN will be ineligible for financial aid, and
deferred payment and other financial arrangements. You may revoke your consent for the
use of the Social Security number at any time by writing to the BMCC Student
Records Office, PO Box 100, Pendleton, OR 97801.
FERPA Annual Notice to Reflect Possible Federal and State Data Collection and Use
As of January 3, 2012, the U.S. Department of
Education's FERPA regulations expand the circumstances under which your
education records and personally identifiable information (PII) contained in
such records — including your Social Security Number, grades, or other private
information — may be accessed without your consent. First, the U.S. Comptroller
General, the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Secretary of Education, or state
and local education authorities ("Federal and State Authorities") may allow
access to your records and PII without your consent to any third party
designated by a Federal or State Authority to evaluate a federal- or state-supported
education program. The evaluation may relate to any program that is
"principally engaged in the provision of education," such as early childhood
education and job training, as well as any program that is administered by an
education agency or institution. Second, Federal and State Authorities may
allow access to your education records and PII without your consent to
researchers performing certain types of studies, in certain cases even when we
object to or do not request such research. Federal and State Authorities must
obtain certain use-restriction and data security promises from the entities
that they authorize to receive your PII, but the Authorities need not maintain
direct control over such entities. In addition, in connection with Statewide
Longitudinal Data Systems, State Authorities may collect, compile, permanently
retain, and share without your consent PII from your education records, and
they may track your participation in education and other programs by linking
such PII to other personal information about you that they obtain from other
Federal or State data sources, including workforce development, unemployment
insurance, child welfare, juvenile justice, military service, and migrant
student records systems.
For more information or to exercise your rights contact the Director of
Enrollment Services / Registrar at 541-278-5757.
