Disclosure Statement

OAR 589.004.0400 authorizes TBCC to ask you to provide your social security number. The number will be used for reporting, research, and record keeping. Your number will also be provided to the State Department of Community Colleges and Work Force Development and the Oregon Community College Association. Oregon Department of Education gathers information about students and programs to meet state and federal reporting requirements. It also helps colleges plan, research, and develop programs. This information helps the colleges to support the progress of students and their success in the workplace and in other education programs.

The college may provide your social security number to the following agencies or match it with records from the following systems:

• State and private universities, colleges, and vocational schools, to find out how many community college students go on with their education and to find out whether community college courses are a good basis for further education.
• The Oregon Employment Department, which gathers information, including employment and earnings, to help state and local agencies plan education and training services to help Oregon citizens get the best jobs available.
• The Oregon Department of Education to provide reports to local, state and federal governments. The information is used to learn about education, training and job market trends for planning, research and program improvement.
• The Oregon Department of Revenue and collection agencies, only for purposes of processing debts, and only if credit is extended to you by the college.
• The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, for the purpose of reporting tuition and related fees in compliance of the Tax Relief Act of 1997.
• American College Testing Services, if you take a placement test for educational research purposes.

State and federal law protects the privacy of your records. Your number will be used only for the purposes listed above.