KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
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Housing
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
does not have on-campus housing. Students are responsible for their own housing
arrangements.
Enrollment
As required by the United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), all F-1 students
must maintain their status by enrolling in at least 12 credit hours of
college courses for Winter and Fall semesters and by making progress
toward completion of their program. You must maintain your status to be eligible
for F-1 benefits such as employment authorization, vacation periods, approval to
re-enter the country after visits abroad, and approval to transfer to another
school.
Orientation
The College provides all newly
admitted students an opportunity to attend an orientation program which is held
prior to the beginning of each semester.
Authorizing a Personal Representative
In the United States, the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of student
records. Because of this law, Kalamazoo Valley Community College cannot release
information, either verbally or in writing, about applicants or students unless
they have given written permission to the school. If you want KVCC to discuss
your application and academic information, or to release your records (I-20
form, transcripts, financial information, etc.) to a parent, family member,
friend, spouse or other individual or organization, you must write a personal
representative authorization and sign it. Below is a sample authorization.
I_____________________________ authorize _____________________________ to act
as my personal representative regarding my application to Kalamazoo Valley
Community College (or to release my academic records). He/she is authorized to
receive correspondence regarding my application, including the I-20 form (or is
authorized to release my academic records from KVCC to another party).
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Signature Date
NOTE: If you no longer wish for this person to act as your personal
representative, you must also notify the college in writing.
Revised July
2004
Admissions, Registrations and Records Office
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