Right to Know

Contact Information

Right to Know Officer
Cindy Verderame

Physical Address
901 S. Media Line Rd.
Media, PA 19063

Mailing Address
Cindy Verderame
Delaware County Community College
901 S. Media Line Rd.
Media PA 19063
Email
Fax: 610-359-5125

Pennsylvania Office of Open Records
Physical Address
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, Plaza Level
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225

Mailing Address
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, 4th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225

Phone: 717-346-9903
Fax: 717-425-5343
Email: openrecords@state.pa.us
openrecords.state.pa.us

Right to Know Requests

Right to Know Policy and Guidelines
Right to Know Request Form

The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act, enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990 (Act 20 U.S.C. 1092), requires each institution of higher education to prepare, publish and distribute to all students and employees an annual security report by October 1 of each year. This report contains:

Statements of College policies and procedures regarding campus security measures

See our website’s Safety & Security page for answers to your questions about the measures the College takes to keep you safe on campus and what you can do to protect yourself and your belongings.

Information on where to obtain information on registered sex offenders who may be enrolled in or employed by the college

We encourage you to find out more about the College’s policies and procedures regarding sexual assault at our Safety & Security webpage. You can also access the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Website for this important information.

Statistical reports identifying the occurrence of specific criminal offenses and the number of arrests for those crimes occurring on college campuses. Delaware County Community College publishes an annual Campus Security Report. Our most recent report includes:

Student Right to Know Outcome Data

The Institutional Effectiveness Office recently completed the annual federal graduation rate report that requires us to follow a cohort of entering full time students and report on their status three years later. Sometimes these statistics are referred to as the “Student Right to Know” data, because of the requirement that we make them available to prospective and current students. Below is a summary of the results.

Total # in full time entering cohort (entered fall 2019): 853

Outcomes three years later (Fall 2022):
• All graduates within three years of entry: 204 or 24% (prior year = 23%)
• Did not graduate, attending another college/university: 160 or 19%% (prior year = 20%) (attendance verified by National Student Clearinghouse)
• Didn't graduate, didn't transfer, still enrolled at the College:118 or 14% (prior year = 15%)
• Total "positive" outcomes - graduated, transferred, still enrolled: 57% (prior year = 58%)

Three-Year outcome by Gender, Ethnicity and Financial Aid Status

Gender	#	Graduated	Transferred	Still Enrolled
Male	457	24%	18%	13%
Female	396	24%	19%	15%

Ethnicity	#	Graduated	Transferred	Still Enrolled
Non-Resident Alien	19	21%	21%	16%
Hispanic/Latino	4	25%	0%	25%
American Indian/Alaska Native	8	25%	13%	25%
Asian	68	35%	19%	24%
African American	225	12%	18%	11%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	3	0%	0%	67%
White	437	27%	19%	13%
Two or more races	11	27%	0%	9%
Unknown	78	32%	22%	14%

Aid Status	#	Graduated	Transferred	Still Enrolled
Financial Aid	717	26%	17%	16%
No Financial Aid	136	15%	30%	4%

Undergraduate Student Enrollment (Fall 2022)
Total enrollment 7,997
Transfer-in enrollment 1,118
Student-to-faculty ratio 18 to 1

Undergraduate Student Characteristics (Fall 2022)
Percent of undergraduates who are female 62%
Percent of undergraduates who are full-time 24%

Percent of undergraduates by race/ethnicity (Fall 2022):
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2%
Asian 5.8%
Black or African American 29%
Hispanic/Latino 0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.1%
White 47.4%
Two or More Races 4.4%
Race and ethnicity unknown 7%
Nonresident alien 1%

Percent of undergraduate students by age (Fall 2022):
24 and under 62%
25 and over 38%

Undergraduate Retention (Fall 2021 to Fall 2022)
First-time, full-time student retention rate 58%
First-time, part-time retention rate 40%