General HEOA Disclosures
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (H.R. 4137) was signed into law on August 14, 2008. This Law mandates that we provide you with a significant amount of additional information in a variety of formats.
The disclosure requirements cover the following areas:
- General Institutional Information
- Financial Aid & Scholarships
- Academic Programs and Student Attainment
- School’s facilities, services and policies regarding health and safety
Background:
General Institutional information
Coastal Carolina University Facts
- School profile on the National Center for Education Statistics web site. This is a comprehensive site maintained by the Department of Education. It contains information on many aspects of university life including costs, aid, accreditations, and graduation rates.
- Common Data Set – The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson’s, and U.S. News & World Report. The combined goal of this collaboration is to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student’s transition into higher education, as well as to reduce the reporting burden on data providers.
- University FACT Book– This is information from 2012-2013 year and includes information on topics such as:
- Enrollment
- Retention
- Faculty
- · Coastal Carolina University Office of Institutional Research
- · Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- · Information on employment and counseling services for students
- Services for Alumni
- The names of associations, agencies, and/or governmental bodies that accredit or approve the programs offered;
- Full-Time Undergraduate Enrollment Percentages Sorted by Gender, Race, and Pell Recipient: Pell Grant Consumer Information
- Special facilities and services available to disabled students;
- The degree programs, training, and other education offered
Academics and Student Life:
- Coastal Carolina Bookstore - Textbook Costs
- The Student WebAdvisor Portal provides book name and purchase price
- Academic Policy on accepting transfer credits towards an undergraduate degree at Coastal Carolina University (incoming transfer students)
- Credit by Examination
- Cross Enrollment/Enrollment at Other Universities
- Division of Student Affairs
- Proper Use of University Computing Resources
- A list of the Faculty and other instructional personnel
Return to:
- HEOA Disclosures – Financial Aid and Scholarship Information
- HEOA Disclosures – Health and Safety
- HEOA Disclosures – Athletic Aid









