Grievance Procedure
Chattahoochee Technical College is in compliance with the rules and regulations for the administration of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and the Age Discrimination Act contained in requirements for recipient to issue notice of nondiscrimination. The Title II regulation also contains a notice requirement that applies to all government, whether or not they receive federal aid.
The Technical College System of Georgia and Chattahoochee Technical College do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). This nondiscrimination policy encompasses the operation of all educational programs and activities including admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other System and Chattahoochee Technical College-administered programs. It also encompasses the employment of personnel and contracting for goods and services.
The Technical College System of Georgia and Chattahoochee Technical College shall promote the realization of equal opportunity through a positive continuing program of specific practices designed to ensure the full realization of equal opportunity.
Grievance Procedure
All student grievances or complaints alleging action of a discriminatory nature shall be addressed, in person or writing, to:
Title IX Coordinator, Dianne Barker, at 5198 Ross Road, Acworth, GA 30102, Building A, Student Affairs Suite, Office 132P. Phone: 770-975-4023.
Resolution of complaint will be resolved through formal and/or informal meetings with faculty, staff, students, and appropriate administrators.
All information collected and parties in the complaint will be kept confidential and all parties to the complaint will be protected from retaliation.
The Title IX Coordinator shall, within 20 working days, conduct a thorough and impartial investigation of the matter. The findings of this inquiry will be reported in writing to the college administration.
Notice of outcome(s) shall be made to the complainant by the appropriate Vice President within 25 working days.
The decision of the Administrator may be appealed to the President or their designee with further appeals respectively to the Chattahoochee Technical College Board of Directors, Commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia, and the Board of the Technical College System of Georgia.