Student records released under open records law

By Matt Bishop, Editor

OCCC has recently joined other Oklahoma colleges in releasing student grades to companies for posting on their websites.

The college released the grades under the guidance of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, said Vice President for Academic Affairs Felix Aquino. Tulsa Community College and University of Central Oklahoma also provide this information.

Grade distribution information can be found on sites such as www.pickaprof.com where students can choose a professor based on the number of A’s, B’s and C’s that professor has given.

Under state open record laws, such public records must be released.

Aquino said, in an all-employee e-mail, that only grade distribution is being released, not individual student grades.

Dean of Admissions/Registrar Gloria Cardenas Barton said the college can release certain information about how many students withdraw, fail, or make A’s because that information doesn’t refer to an individual student, she said.

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Tuition hike, salary increase approved

By Matt Bishop, Editor

OCCC’s Board of Regents unanimously approved the budget proposal allowing the college to increase resident tuition by $6 per credit hour and out-of-state tuition by $10 per credit hour.

OCCC students will see a 7.7 percent increase across the board for tuition costs.

Resident tuition fees will be $84 per credit hour and non-resident will be at $224 per credit hour.

The tuition increase will take place in the fall.

The increase in tuition is due to the declining rate of state allocations given to OCCC and will ensure hourly employees get 50-cent raises, said President Paul Sechrist.

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