Disclaimer

Maricopa Community Colleges is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) institution. Visit our EEO website for more details.

Disability Resources and Services (DRS)

Maricopa Community Colleges provides comprehensive services for students with disabilities. Disability Resource Services (DRS) assists students to participate in campus activities by providing academic adjustments and accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Designated individuals at each College and the District Human Resources Departments assist employees with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations.

This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices of Maricopa Community Colleges. Maricopa Community Colleges provides online information and services to students, employees, and the public. This privacy statement provides information required by Arizona law about privacy, confidentiality, and related policies for individuals who use Maricopa Community Colleges websites and online services. Individual websites may provide additional information about privacy.

Additionally, Maricopa Community Colleges is committed to complying fully with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. The Federal Trade Commission provides more information about the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

The Maricopa Community Colleges website contains links to external websites. Maricopa Community Colleges is not responsible for the privacy practices or policies of those sites not housed under a Maricopa Community Colleges domain. Please be aware that Maricopa Community Colleges not claim any responsibility for the privacy practices of such other sites. Maricopa Community Colleges encourages users to be aware when they leave this site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.

Log Data

Google Analytics is used to analyze traffic to this site. Google Analytics does not create individual profiles for visitors. Google Analytics is software that provides business insight and marketing trends without compromising the privacy of users on the web. In addition to information actively provided by individuals using Maricopa Community Colleges websites, Maricopa Community Colleges routinely records the following information each time the sites are used:

• Internet address of the computer being used
• Web pages requested
• Network software access
• Referring webpage
• Browser used
• Date, time, and duration of activity
• Volume of data storage and transfers
• Demographic data

Maricopa Community Colleges uses this information to monitor and preserve the functioning and integrity of the system. Maricopa Community Colleges may use such aggregate information to improve access to content based on visitors’ browsers and operating system types to make content available to as many online visitors as possible. Maricopa Community Colleges does not link the log data collected to the personal information that one submits online when participating in or signing up for programs and activities.

Maricopa Community Colleges may share aggregated information with partners and agencies. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. Maricopa Community Colleges only shares this information so that it can secure funding to educational programs, scholarships, and grants.

Cookies

Cookies are short pieces of information used by web browsers to remember information provided by the user, such as passwords and preferences from past visits. Additional information on cookies is available at the Cookie Central website. Some Maricopa Community Colleges web pages, such as the Information Form, use cookies to store service information. Some web-based services require cookies for access.

As you browse Maricopa Community Colleges websites, advertising cookies will be placed on your computer so that Maricopa Community Colleges can understand what you are interested in. Maricopa Community Colleges’ display-advertising partners then present you with retargeting advertising on other sites based on your previous interaction with Maricopa Community Colleges sites. The techniques Maricopa Community Colleges’ partners employ do not collect personal information such as your name, email address, postal address, or telephone number.

Maricopa Community Colleges does not store any personal information in cookies nor link or combine information collected through cookies to any personal information that children submit online when participating in activities. Additionally, cookies can be disabled on most personal computers by indicating this in the preferences or options menus in the browser.

Disclosure of Information

In addition to the information automatically collected by your browser, Maricopa Community Colleges also collects information that you voluntarily provide to us when you fill out an information request for one of the programs featured on any Maricopa Community Colleges or college site.

This site provides users the opportunity to request information regarding District programs. The submission forms require participants to provide the college with contact information. The contact information provided by the participant is used by Maricopa Community Colleges for phone/mail/email/text communication about your program of interest.

Occasionally, Maricopa Community Colleges may use the information collected to send you information about other products and services offered by Maricopa Community Colleges and updated information that might interest you. Maricopa Community Colleges respects your wishes. If you note that you do not want to have this information used as a basis for further contact, then you will not receive any further information.

If you do not want to receive Maricopa Community Colleges email marketing, please submit a request to have your email address removed to [email protected].

Maricopa Community Colleges is the sole owner of the information collected on this site.

Maricopa Community Colleges does not sell or distribute confidential information collected online to individuals or entities not affiliated with the college, except in the very limited circumstances described below. Non-confidential information may be sold or distributed pursuant to Arizona Public Records law.

Maricopa Community Colleges and the Governing Board policies protect the confidentiality of student educational records and employee personnel information. These policies explain what information may be shared with the public or anyone who requests it. They also explain what information is protected as confidential; confidential information will not be disclosed without the consent of the student or employee, except under subpoena, court order, or in case of an emergency.

Student Records

Student records are protected by the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Arizona law, and Maricopa Community Colleges policy. Information about student access to education records and protection of education records is available on Maricopa Community Colleges’ Public Records and Information page. This policy also provides information on a student’s right to limit access to otherwise public directory information.

Chat Rooms

Maricopa Community Colleges does not routinely retain logs or copies of chat rooms, forums, message boards, or newsgroups available to its users. Information disclosed in these areas is public, however. Information such as name, email address, phone number, and program of interest will be used to provide you with the information you are requesting as well as information about other products and services offered by Maricopa Community Colleges.

Academic chat rooms and discussions conducted in connection with college classes may be logged but may be treated as confidential educational records under FERPA.

Employee Records

Employee records are protected by Maricopa Community Colleges policies and by Arizona law.

Public Records Law

Under the Arizona Public Records Law, Maricopa Community Colleges may be required to provide information in college records to a third party. Commercial users may purchase public record information, such as non-confidential lists of students and employees. Confidential information protected by FERPA or by other laws or Governing Board policy will not be disclosed in response to a public records request.

Contractors

From time to time, individuals or companies under contract with the Maricopa Community Colleges may have access to confidential information in the course of the service they provide to the university, but those entities are not permitted to use or re-disclose that information for unauthorized purposes.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Maricopa Community Colleges reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by giving notice to its users on this page. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom. If a user objects to any of the changes to the policy, the User must cease using this application and can request that the college erase his/her personal data. Unless stated otherwise, the then-current privacy policy applies to all personal data that the data controller has about users.

For questions or concerns regarding materials or policies, email [email protected]. For legal questions, refer to the district Legal Services Department of Maricopa Community Colleges.

Campus-specific inquiries regarding the EEO policies for a Maricopa Community College campus should be directed to that college’s Manager of Disability Resources and Services.

General inquiries regarding the EEO policies for Maricopa Community Colleges should be directed to 480-731-8473. Any employee with a documented mental or physical impairment needing workplace accommodations to assist him or her in performing the essential functions of the job should contact the HR Solutions Center.