Higher Education Opportunity Act

Institutional Information

• National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator Profile
• Keiser University Catalog
• Keiser University Student Achievement Goals and Student Performance

The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) requires that postsecondary institutions participating in federal student aid programs disclose information from various administrative areas to students. The following information is disclosed to you as a student at Keiser University in compliance with federal law. Visit the HEOA site for more information.

Institutional and Program Accreditation, Approval, or Licensure

• Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation
• Program Accreditation (NCES College Navigator)
• Keiser University is approved by FL-SARA to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) http://nc-sara.org/ NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education.

Professional Licensure or Certification

In order to comply with regulations regarding distance education, Keiser University is required to make the following disclosure to applicants and students completing their coursework outside of the state of Florida, including field experiences (e.g. internships, practicums, clinical placements), when their program of study customarily leads to professional licensure.

SARA has no effect on state professional licensure requirements. It is advised that applicants seek guidance from the appropriate licensing agency in your home state before beginning any academic program leading to licensure or certification.  Please visit this page for further information on this topic.  If you are unable to locate information about professional licensure, or have difficulty obtaining the information you need, please contact the academic advisor for your program.

Academic Programs (Educational Program, Instructional Facilities, and Faculty)

• Associate Degrees
• Bachelor Degrees
• Graduate Degrees
• Facilities
• Faculty and Other Instructional Personnel

Diversity

• Student enrollment diversity (NCES College Navigator)
• Students receiving Pell Grants (NCES College Navigator)

Net Price

• Net Price Information (NCES College Navigator)
• Net Price Calculator

Price of Attendance

• Tuition, Fees, and Other Costs
• Estimated Expenses for Full-time beginning Undergraduate Students (NCES College Navigator)

Student Financial Aid Information

• Financial Aid Website
• Types of Aid Available, Eligibility, Student Rights and Responsibilities and more
• Financial Aid Online Process
• Financial Aid Overview (NCES College Navigator)
• Code of Conduct for Education Loans
• Refund Policy, Withdrawal, and Return of Title IV, HEA Financial Aid
• Private Education Loans
• Penalties for Drug Law Violations
• Exit Counseling

Health & Safety Information

• Title IX Compliance 
  
• Anti-Hazing Policy
• Drug Alcohol Abuse Prevention
• Security Report

Graduation, Retention, and Placement in Employment

• Graduation and Retention Rates (NCES College Navigator)
• Graduation Rates of Pell Grant Recipients
• Placement Rates

Paper copies of the graduation rates are available upon request.

Policies and General Information

• Articulation Agreements
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policy
• Complaints
• Privacy of Student Records
• Privacy Policy
• Textbook Information
• Transfer of Credit Policies 
• Services for Students with Disabilities
• Voter Registration Information

Establishing and Maintaining an Information Security Program

All customer information is safeguarded. This requirement applies to all nonpublic personal information in the school’s possession (from students, parents, or other individuals with whom the school has a customer relationship).  It also pertains to the customers of other financial institutions that have provided such information to the school.

The school establishes and maintains an information security program. This program must include the administrative, technical, or physical safeguards the school uses to access, collect, distribute, process, protect, store, use, transmit, dispose of, or otherwise handle customer information.  The safeguards achieve the following objectives:

• Insures the security and confidentiality of customer information
• Protects against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information, and
• Protects against unauthorized access to or use of such information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer
• Overseeing service providers. The school takes reasonable steps to select and retain service providers that are capable of maintaining appropriate safeguards for the customer information at issue and requires the service providers by contract to implement and maintain such safeguards.

Availability of Employee for Dissemination Purposes

James Waldman, Esq.
General Counsel to Keiser University
1900 W. Commercial Blvd #180
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
954-776-4476
[email protected]