Student Rights and Responsibilities

WAC Student Rights and Responsibilities

Chapter 495A-121

Bates Technical College is a two-year public institution of higher education. The college is maintained by the State of Washington for the provision of programs of instruction in higher education and related community services. Broadly stated, the purpose of the college is to provide opportunities for all who desire to pursue educational goals. Like any other institution having its own special purposes, the college must maintain conditions conducive to the effective performance of its functions.

To implement this objective, it is necessary to ensure that an environment is created wherein all students may progress in accordance with their capability and intensity of interest. The responsibility to create and maintain such an environment is shared by all members of the college community: students, faculty, staff and administration.

Upon registration, all students will be directed to an online copy of the Bates Technical College Student Handbook which details Student Rights & Responsibilities and includes chapters of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) pertaining to student conduct.

Conduct codes are subject to change. The most current code provisions are in the Washington State Register and available here.

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA): Confidentiality of Student Records
• Student Right-To-Know
• Policy Prohibiting Hazing
• Sexual Harassment Policy