NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

TO ENROLLED STUDENTS

First Institute is required by federal law to annually make available certain consumer information to enrolled students under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and Consumer Information under HEA Sec. 485(a)(1), Sec. 485(f), Sec. 485(g), [Sec. 485(h)] and Sec.485(j) and as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA).

The notice is sent to enrolled First Institute students via email. The email includes the information available and where you can find it on First Institute’s website. You can also receive the following information as a paper copy by emailing Katie Postelnick, Compliance Administrator at kpostelnick@firstinstitute.edu or by sending a letter to the same at First Institute, 790 S. McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014.

This notice provides you with a brief summary of First Institute’s Institutional and Financial Aid Information. The complete HEA Consumer Information disclosure list and links can be accessed at the First Institute’s Consumer Information webpage and includes the following topics:

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING INSTITUTIONAL OR FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION:

Contains a list of designated officials and/or departments and operating hours for obtaining more detailed information about the Consumer Information topics.

FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE INFORMATION:

Assistance available from federal, state, local and institutional programs, and procedures to apply
How cost of attendance budgets are calculated
Provisions for books and supplies policy for eligible students including textbook information
Requirements if selected for verification
Student loan information including entrance and exit loan counseling for student borrowers, and code of conduct for education loans
Federal student financial aid penalties for drug law violations

GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION:

Academic Programs
Accreditation, Approval and Licensure of Institution and Programs
Price of Attendance
Transfer of Credit Policy
Cancellation, Withdraw and Refund Policy
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) for financial aid students
Privacy of Student Records – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Support Services for Students with Disabilities
Copyright Infringement
Textbook Information
Disbursement of Books and Supplies
College Navigator
Net Price Calculator
Constitution Day
Voter Registration

HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION AND POLICIES:

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Plan
Annual Campus Safety Report and Crime Statistics
Programs to Prevent VAWA Crimes
Title IX Sexual Misconduct Policy & Disciplinary Proceedings
Title IX Investigator Personnel Training
Vaccination Policy

STUDENT OUTCOMES AND EMPLOYMENT:

Completion/Graduation Rates
Retention Rates
Student Body Diversity
Job Placement Statistics

EXEMPT DISCLOSURES:

Fire safety policies, fire statistics and fire log
Missing Person Notification Policy
Types of graduate and professional education in which the school’s graduates enroll
Teacher Preparation Program Reporting
Athletic Disclosures