Consumer Information and Public Disclosures

Guilford Technical Community College is committed to inclusion for all members of our community and making our programs, services, and activities usable, whatever your abilities or needs.

As a public institution of higher education, GTCC receives federal assistance and is legally bound to prohibit discrimination in the recruiting, admissions, and education of persons with disabilities.

GTCC strives to provide an accessible environment that promotes learning and personal growth. For questions about GTCC’s commitment to inclusion or for questions about obstacles you may have encountered, please contact us by completing the form on the Accessibility Statement page.

Guilford Technical Community College, as a participant in federal loan programs, is required to have a code of conduct relating to student financial aid matters that is applicable to the College’s agents and employees. The code of conduct requirements are set forth in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) signed into law on Aug. 14, 2008. In addition, the law includes requirements related to the publication of the code and annual disclosures. Read the GTCC Code of Conduct Policy Statement.

There are instances where GTCC requests personally identifiable information to provide the website visitor, a service or correspondence (mailed class schedules and brochures). This information, such as name, mailing address, email address, type of request, and possibly additional information, is collected and stored in a manner appropriate to the nature of the data by GTCC and is used to fulfill your request. GTCC makes every effort to ensure the secure collection and transmission of sensitive user information using industry-accepted data collection and encryption methodologies such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). The information you provide is used by GTCC to improve the services we provide you. It is never provided to any other company for that company’s independent use.

The information on this website is protected by copyright. You may only use the information, text, or graphics contained in this site for your personal use and may not reproduce, adapt, or publish it, in whole or in part, for any purpose without the express written consent of GTCC. The GTCC logo may not be used, downloaded, copied, or distributed in any way.

By using this site, you signify your assent to the GTCC Online Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use this site. We reserve the right to change GTCC’s Online Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice or consent.

You are responsible for the content of any Information you put on or post to this website. GTCC has no obligation to and does not in the normal course monitor or control any Information that is or becomes available on this website. GTCC reserves the right to review any Information that is or becomes available on this website. GTCC reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any Information that is, in GTCC’s sole discretion, unacceptable, undesirable, or in violation of these terms, GTCC policies or procedures, or Applicable Law. However, GTCC has no obligation to exercise such reservation of rights by GTCC.

THIS WEBSITE  IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GTCC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION IS COMPLETE OR ACCURATE, THAT THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT ANY INFORMATION IS FREE OF ROGUE PROGRAMMING.

You are cautioned that any online communications may not be confidential and that you do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in any online communications. GTCC employees and agents may, in the course of performing their regular duties, access electronic communications and information for security, technical, or operational purposes. You should be aware that federal postal regulations do not protect electronic mail and that GTCC may disclose any communications to the extent permitted or required by law.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL GTCC BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION USE OF OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, DEFECTS, MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, NONDELIVERY OF INFORMATION, DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS, OR ANY OTHER FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE.

View the Management Manual Policy II-2.1.3 Social Media policy.

These rules may be modified by GTCC from time to time, and such modifications will be binding on you when posted to this website.

GTCC reserves the right to modify the information contained in this site at any time without notice. While GTCC makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that all material on this site is correct, accuracy cannot be guaranteed, and GTCC does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or authenticity of any information contained in this site.

This site and all information and materials contained herein are provided to you “as is” without warranty of any kind. This site may contain hypertext links to other World Wide Web sites which are completely independent of this site. GTCC makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, or authenticity of the information contained in any such hypertext link, and any hypertext link to another person or entity shall not in any manner be construed as an endorsement by GTCC of such person’s or entity’s World Wide Web site, products or services. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.

Your confidential use of this site cannot be guaranteed by GTCC. GTCC shall not be responsible for any harm that you or any person may suffer as a result of a breach of confidentiality in respect to your use of this site or any information you transmitted to this site.

You can visit GTCC’s website to access education/training service information or use our online tools (online courses, etc.) without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. The only information we collect and store during normal website usage is the website that referred you to us, the pages you requested, and the date and time of those requests. We use this information to generate statistics and measure site activity to improve the usefulness of customer visits. During normal website usage, we do not collect or store personally identifiable information such as name, mailing address, email address, phone number, or Social Security number.

This website is an online information exchange service for use by Guilford Technical Community College (hereafter known as “GTCC”), its employees, and the general public. You shall not post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute, or in any way use or exploit any Information for commercial purposes or otherwise use the Information in a manner that is inconsistent with these rules and regulations.

Users of the Guilford Technical Community College network are prohibited from using Peer-To-Peer (P2P) programs. In addition, sharing of copyright material through this or any other technology is strictly prohibited, including network file sharing, web applications, or any other means.

Summary of penalties for violation of federal copyright laws

Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. In the file-sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement.

Penalties for copyright infringement include civil and criminal penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or "statutory" damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For "willful" infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys' fees. For details, see Title 17, United States Code, Sections 504, 505.

Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense.

For more information, please see the Web site of the U.S. Copyright Office at www.copyright.gov, especially their FAQ's at www.copyright.gov/help/faq.

From the GTCC Management Manual and College Wide Rules and Procedures:

Use of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Networking Software

Users of the Guilford Technical Community College network are strictly prohibited from using P2P programs. Examples of P2P software include, KaZaA, Gnutella, BitTorrent, Audioglaxay, Morpheus, and eDonkey, among others. In addition, sharing of copyright material through this or any other technology is strictly prohibited, including network file sharing, web applications, or any other means. GTCC reserves the right to monitor all devices attached to the college network. In the event an employee, student, or other authorized user of the college network violates this rule, the following shall occur:

1. An initial offense will result in a formal email communication being sent to the user and their supervisor, notifying them of the infringement and giving the steps to remedy the situation. If the P2P file-sharing application is located on a college computer, ITS staff will uninstall the application. If the P2P file sharing occurs on a privately owned computer, the owner shall immediately uninstall the application at personal expense. Failure to do so shall result in revocation of all college network and computer use privileges.

1. A repeat offense shall result in disciplinary action in accordance with Management Manual policies IV-3.1.1 Student Code of Conduct and V-2.1.2 Performance Improvement and Disciplinary Action Including Termination. In addition, regardless of college actions, the individual bears the liability of copyright infringement and may face civil or criminal actions.

1. This rule applies to, but is not limited to, desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets, file/ftp/tftp/proxy servers, or any other network-attached equipment.

1. This rule shall be administered in conjunction with the following related Management Manual college policies:

II-1.1 Information Security and Confidentiality

II-2.1.2 Internet Acceptable Use

II-2.1.6 Intellectual Property

II-2.1.7 Copyright

Adopted 06/07/2010
Revised 02/20/2017

BY ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE, YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND/OR LIABILITY AGAINST GTCC ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE. YOU ALSO AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS, GTCC FROM AND AGAINST, ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LIABILITY, INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES, ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS, ANY GTCC POLICY,  AND/OR APPLICABLE LAW.

Enrollment in a study abroad program approved for credit by Guilford Technical Community College (home institution) may be considered enrollment at Guilford Tech for the purpose of applying for assistance under Title IV.

Please review the GTCC Catalog for transfer credit information. Also, see the list of course equivalencies for transfer course comparisons.

Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes so that we may track site and user activity. The use of cookies is an industry standard and you will find them on most major websites. By showing how and when visitors use the site, cookies help GTCC to better track which areas of our site are popular and those that are not. Many improvements and updates to the site are based on data such as number of visitors and pages viewed. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you’d prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, it is possible that some parts of the site will not function properly if you do so.

Types of information collected

We use this information to:

• Better understand how users navigate our website
• Send messages to people who indicate interest in our services

The GTCC website uses the following platforms to collect usage data through unique but not personally identifiable tracking pixels, cookies, and similar technology:

BRANDCDN

Marketing Cookie

Data collection purpose: Run future ads on the Internet to relevant audiences based on certain user activity

Opt-out: http://tag.brandcdn.com/privacy

CHOOZLE

Marketing CookieData collection purpose: Run future ads on the Internet to relevant audiences based on certain user activity

Opt-out: https://choozle.com/opt-out/

CLIVE

Functional Cookie

Data collection purpose: Personalize the gtcc.edu website based on a user’s browsing activity and information collected from form submissions. This is a first-party cookie, meaning all data is stored within the gtcc.edu web platform and not shared with other platforms. All other entities in this section are third-party platforms, meaning data is shared with and stored on platforms outside of GTCC's control.

GOOGLE ADS

Marketing Cookie

Data collection purpose: Run future ads on Google properties and the broader Internet to relevant audiences based on certain user activity

Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Analytics Cookie

Data collection purpose: Identify ways to improve the gtcc.edu experience based on user activity

Opt-out: https://adssettings.google.com/

INNOVID

Analytics Cookie

Data collection purpose: Identify ways to improve GTCC video advertising approaches based on user website activity

Opt-out (Spectrum): https://collector-48687.us.tvsquared.com/optout

Opt-out (Tegna): https://collector-30461.us.tvsquared.com/optout

META ADS

Marketing Cookie

Data collection purpose: Run future ads on Facebook and Instagram to relevant audiences based on certain user activity

Opt-out: https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences/ad_settings

MICROSOFT CLARITY

Analytics Cookie

Data collection purpose: Identify ways to improve the gtcc.edu experience based on user activity

Opt-out: https://optout.aboutads.info/

SIMPLI.FI

Marketing Cookie

Data collection purpose: Run future ads on the Internet to relevant audiences based on certain user activity

Opt-out: http://optout.simpli.fi/opt-out

THE TRADE DESK

Marketing Cookie

Data collection purpose: Run future ads on the Internet to relevant audiences based on certain user activity

Opt-out: https://www.adsrvr.org/

TWITTER ADS

Marketing Cookie

Data collection purpose: Run future ads on Twitter to relevant audiences based on certain user activity

Opt-out: https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads

Blanket opt-out pages

• https://thenai.org/opt-out/
• https://youradchoices.com/control
• DAA App Choices App (iOS & Android)
• TRUSTe mobile app (iOS)

In connection with the use of this website, you shall abide by all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including those pertaining to areas such as libel, slander, defamation, trade libel, product disparagement, harassment, invasion of privacy, tort, obscenity, indecency, and copyright or trademark infringement (“Applicable Law”) and all policies and procedures of GTCC. The Information available on this website may include intellectual property that is protected under the copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws of the United States and/or other countries (“Intellectual Property Laws”). Such Intellectual Property Laws generally prohibit the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or exhibition of all text, photographic and graphic (art and electronic) images, music, sound samplings, and other protected materials. The violation of applicable Intellectual Property Laws may give rise to civil and/or criminal penalties.

Students at Guilford Technical Community College are not required to provide documentation of immunizations for admission to the college, however, documentation is required in specific programs.

• All students enrolled in curriculum Allied Health programs and Workforce Continuing Education health care courses in which clinical procedures are performed must provide documentation of required immunizations and tuberculosis screenings.
• All F-1 students must complete the Medical Examination form documenting immunization history before enrolling.

GTCC is committed to making sure students are civically minded and strives to ensure students are afforded every opportunity to become involved in local, regional, statewide and national elections through voter registration.

North Carolina State Board of Elections voter information

• Voter registration deadline and how to register
• Voting and coronavirus concerns
• Absentee and early voting details, sample ballots
• Guide for college students voting

Guilford County Board of Elections information

• General information
• Register to vote

Other voting resources

• League of Women Voters of North Carolina
• Vote411
• 866-Our-Vote
• U.S. Department of Justice voting rights hotline: 800-253-3931