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Annual Security Report

Enrolled Students must receive notice of the availability of the security report, the exact electronic address and a statement that the institution will provide a paper copy of the information upon request. Current employees must receive a notice that includes a statement of the report's availability, the exact electronic address at which the report is posted, a brief description of the report's contents and a statement that the institution will provide a paper copy of the report upon request.

Prospective students and prospective employees must receive a notice that includes a statement
of the security report's availability, the exact electronic address at which the report is posted, a
brief description of the report's contents and a statement that the institution will provide a paper
copy of the report upon request.

CU must make available to enrolled students, prospective students and the public, athletic
program participation rates and financial support data. Enrolled students are to receive a notice of the reports availability, including the exact electronic address at which the report is posted, a brief description of the report's contents and a statement that the institution will provide a paper copy of the report upon request. It is not acceptable to post to an Internet site for use by prospective students.

Required Institutional Information

Institutional information that the institution must make readily available upon request to enrolled
and prospective students includes, but is not limited to:

The cost of attending the institution including:

  • Tuition and fees charged to full-time and part-time students
  • Estimates of costs for necessary books and supplies
  • Estimates of typical charges for room and board
  • Estimates of transportation costs
  • Any additional cost of a program in which a student is enrolled or expresses a specific interest

Any refund policy with which the institution is required to comply for the return of unearned tuition and fees or other refundable portions of costs paid to the institution procedures for officially withdrawing from the institution:

  • A summary of requirements for return of Title IV grant or loan assistance
  • The academic program of the institution including:
  • Current degree programs and training programs
  • Physical facilities which relate to the academic program
  • Faculty and other instructional personnel
  • Names of associations, agencies or governmental bodies that accredit, approve, or license the institution and its programs, and the procedures by which documents describing that activity may be reviewed

The institution must make available for review to any enrolled or prospective student, upon
request, a copy of the documents describing the institution's accreditation, approval or licensing:

  • A description of any special facilities available to disabled students
  • A statement that the student's enrollment in a program of study abroad approved for credit by the home institution may be considered enrollment at the home institution for the purpose of applying for assistance under the title IV, HEA programs
  • Completion and Graduation Rates
  • Institutional Security Policies and Crime Statistics
  • Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Information

Campus Environment and Safety

Security for the campus is provided by University employees and contracted agencies. Students,
employees, and guests are subject to all city, county, state, and national laws. All Cumberland
University students, visitors, faculty, and staff are required to cooperate fully with security
officers in their performance of official duties at the University. Any person who does not
cooperate fully may be subject to disciplinary action and/or arrest. Security may be reached by
telephone at an on-campus phone at 2222 or at 615-476-3061 on an off-campus phone.

A complete report of all Student Right-to-Know information (in compliance with the Jeanne
Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act) including crime
statistics, tuition and fees and cost of attendance, graduation rates, and athletic participation rates
is available through the Security, the Vice President of IT, Campus Services and Security, or the Dean of Students. The information is available by October 1 of each year and is also available on the Cumberland University website in the Student Right to Know section. Questions or requests for additional information concerning crimes on campus should be directed to the Vice President of IT, Campus Services and Security, the Dean of Students, or the Executive Director of Communications.