Consumer Information
The Prairie State College (PSC) Department of Student Affairs is pleased to provide you with this list of information PSC must disseminate under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. Listed below is the type of information PSC is required to provide and the college offices or materials where the information can be found. Please refer to these “information sources” if you need more information.
Accreditation Information
Prairie State College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission: Address: 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504; Phone: (312) 263-0456; Web site: http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
General Information
Names of associations, agencies, and/or governmental bodies that accredit, approve, or license the school and its programs, and the procedures by which a student may receive a copy for review of the school’s accreditation, licensure, or approval
- PSC Catalog: http://www.prairiestate.edu//pdf/prairie_state_college_catalog.pdf
- PSC Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs: (708) 709-3541
Special facilities and services available to disabled students
- PSC Catalog: http://www.prairiestate.edu//pdf/prairie_state_college_catalog.pdf
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/ss/ss-disasvcs.html
- PSC Code of Conduct Guide: http://www.prairiestate.edu/ss/studcodeconductguide.pdf
- Office of Disability Services: (708) 709-3603
The costs of attending PSC (tuition and fees; books and supplies; and applicable transportation costs) and any additional costs of the program in which you are enrolled or have expressed an interest
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/admissions/adm-tuit.html
- PSC Student Schedule Online: http://www.prairiestate.edu/cou/cou-schedule.html
- Schedules racks located on PSC’s Main Campus.
- PSC Business Office: (708) 709-3577
Refund policies and official withdrawal procedures
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/admissions/refund.html
- PSC Catalog: http://www.prairiestate.edu//pdf/prairie_state_college_catalog.pdf
- PSC Code of Conduct Guide: http://www.prairiestate.edu/ss/studcodeconductguide.pdf
- PSC Office of Enrollment Services: (708) 709-3513
Degree programs, training, and other education offered
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/academic/programs_cou.htm
- PSC Catalog: http://www.prairiestate.edu//pdf/prairie_state_college_catalog.pdf
- PSC Office of Counseling and Academic Advising: (708) 709-3506.
The instructional, laboratory, and other physical plant facilities associated with PSC
List of faculty and other instructional personnel
- PSC Catalog: http://www.prairiestate.edu//pdf/prairie_state_college_catalog.pdf
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/dep/dep-deptfac.html
Prairie State College Campus and Extension Sites
- Main Campus, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, IL 60411. Phone: (708) 709-3500
- Matteson Area Center, 4821 Southwick Dr., Matteson, IL 60443. Phone: (708) 709-3750
General institutional issues
- PSC Catalog: http://www.prairiestate.edu//pdf/prairie_state_college_catalog.pdf
- PSC Code of Conduct Guide: http://www.prairiestate.edu/ss/studcodeconductguide.pdf
- PSC Office of the President: (708) 709-3637
Education statistics
Campus crime report
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/security/Statistics.html
- PSC Police and Department of Public Safety: (708) 709-3756
FERPA Policy - This form describes the College's compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/admissions/adm-ferpa.html
- PSC Catalog: http://www.prairiestate.edu//pdf/prairie_state_college_catalog.pdf
- PSC Code of Conduct Guide: http://www.prairiestate.edu/ss/studcodeconductguide.pdf
- PSC Office of Enrollment Services: (708) 709-3513.
Drug abuse prevention information
- PSC Catalog: http://www.prairiestate.edu//pdf/prairie_state_college_catalog.pdf
- PSC Code of Conduct Guide: http://www.prairiestate.edu/ss/studcodeconductguide.pdf
- PSC Office of Counseling and Academic Advising: (708) 709-3506
- PSC Health Promotions Programming: (708) 709-7897
Financial Aid Information
Types of need-based and non-need based federal financial aid available to Prairie State College students
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/finaid/fava.html
- PSC Office of Financial Aid: (708) 709-3735
Types of need-based and non-need based state and local aid programs, school aid programs, and other private programs
- PSC Office of Financial Aid: (708) 709-3735
How students apply for financial aid and how eligibility is determined
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/finaid/fava.html
- PSC Office of Financial Aid: (708) 709-3735
How Prairie State College distributes aid among students
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/finaid/fava.html
- PSC Office of Financial Aid: (708) 709-3735
The rights and responsibilities of students receiving institutional aid
- PSC Foundation: (708) 709-3636
The rights and responsibilities of students receiving federal aid
- PSC Office of Financial Aid: (708) 709-3735
How and when federal funds are disbursed
- PSC Office of Financial Aid: (708) 709-3735
How and when institutional grants and scholarships are disbursed
- PSC Foundation: (708) 709-3636
The terms of, schedules for, and the necessity of loan repayment and required exit counseling
- PSC Office of Financial Aid: (708) 709-3735
The criteria for measuring Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (FASAP) and how a student who has failed to maintain FASAP may reestablish eligibility for federal aid
- PSC Web site: http://www.prairiestate.edu/finaid/fava.html
- Office of Financial Aid: (708) 709-3735
Availability of SFA funds for study abroad programs
PSC does not have a study abroad program. PSC courses may have sessions out of the US, but courses are PSC courses.
Individual state financial aid agencies
Web site: http://collegezone.com/studentzone/416.htm
Other information
For a printed copy of the Prairie State College catalog, contact the PSC Office of Enrollment Services at (708) 709-3513.
Contact information
http://www.prairiestate.edu/gen/gen-admindiv.html
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