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Campus Security and Compliance Reports

Legal Requirements

The Campus Security Act requires colleges and universities to:

Publish an annual report every year by October 1 that contains three years of campus crime statistics, fires and certain campus security policy statements;
Disclose crime statistics for the campus, public areas immediately adjacent to or running trough the campus, and certain non-campus facilities and remote classrooms. The statistics must be gathered from campus police or security, local law enforcement, and other college officials who have “significant responsibility for student and campus activities”;
Provide “timely warning” notices of those crimes that have occurred and pose an ongoing “threat to students and employees”; and
Disclose in a public crime log “any crime that occurred on campus, or within the patrol jurisdiction of the campus Public Safety Department and that which is reported to the campus Public Safety Department.

Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy as to Students and Employees

Passaic County Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and institution. In accordance with the regulations referenced below, Passaic County Community College hereby gives notice of its nondiscriminatory policy as to students and employees.

Continuing its policy to take affirmative action to support equal opportunity for all persons, Passaic County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity or expression, color, age, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, military status, or physical or mental disability. This policy applies to the administration of Passaic County Community College’s admission, employment, educational, scholarship, loan, athletic, and other programs and practices.

Inquiries concerning the application of any policy, program, or other activity at Passaic County Community College may be referred to the Affirmative Action Officer (Title IX Coordinator), who has been especially designated by the College to oversee the continued application of the nondiscriminatory policies.

Jose A. Fernandez, Affirmative Action Officer
Paterson Main Campus, Room E305
Telephone: 973-684-6705
Email: [email protected]

Inquiries, concerns, or complaints may also be referred to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Director of the Office for Civil Rights
200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/index.html

U.S. Secretary of Education
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202
https://www.ed.gov

N.J. Secretary of Education
N.J. Department of Education
PO Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Telephone: 877-900-6960
http://www.state.nj.us/education/

Office of the Attorney General
Department of Law and Public Safety Division of Civil Rights
PO Box 090 Trenton, NJ 08625-0090
Telephone: 609-292-4605
TTY: 609-292-1785
http://www.nj.gov/oag/dcr/index.html

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Policy

PCCC is an educational institution committed to maintaining an environment that allows students to enjoy the full benefits of their learning experience and to understand the negative consequences of the illicit use of alcohol and drugs in their lives. In accordance with Public Law 101-226, the College declares that it will make every effort to provide its students with an environment that is free of the problems associated with the unauthorized use and abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs. The College is committed to promoting the wellness and positive self-development of its students. The unauthorized use and abuse of alcohol and the illegal use and abuse of drugs inhibits students from attaining the benefit of their learning experience, and exposes them to serious illnesses and health risks. Therefore, they are prohibited.

Freedom of Information

PCCC complies with the Open Public Records Act of the State of NJ. Request for college administrative records should be forwarded to:

PCCC Records Custodian:
Evelyn DeFeis
[email protected]

Right to Know

PCCC complies with the New Jersey Worker & Community Right-to-Know Act, L.1983. Requests for information concerning Environmental Dangers in the Workplace should be forwarded to:

Brian Egan
[email protected]
Executive Director of Facilities and Planning

Registered Sex Offenders

New Jersey law authorizes the Division of State Police to make available to the public over the internet information about certain sex offenders required to register under Megan’s Law. The sex offender internet registry law can be found in the criminal justice code of the New Jersey statutes at 2C:7-12 to 19. You can access the sex offender Web site at http://www.state.nj.us/njsp/info/reg_sexoffend.html.

Sexual Offense Awareness

A college or university in a free society must be devoted to the pursuit of truth and knowledge through reason and open communication among its members. Academic communities acknowledge the necessity of being intellectually stimulating where the diversity of ideas is valued. Its rules must be conceived for the purpose of furthering and protecting the rights of all members of the college community in achieving these needs.

The boundaries of personal freedom are limited by applicable state and federal laws and institutional rules and regulations governing interpersonal behavior. In creating a community free from violence, sexual assault and non-consensual sexual contact, respect for the individual and human dignity is of paramount importance.

The State of NJ recognizes that the impact of violence on its victims and the surrounding community can be severe and long-lasting. Thus, it has established the Bill of Rights to articulate requirements for policies, procedures and services designed to insure that the needs of victims are met and that the colleges and universities in NJ create and maintain communities that support human dignity. The full Bill of Rights can be found in the PCCC Student Handbook.

Privacy Protection Rules

PCCC complies with the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) which has been established as compliance for the Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act of 2000.

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