Student Consumer Information

This page collects student consumer information from around the college in compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA).

General Information

• Statement of Student Responsibility
• Accreditation and Nondiscrimination Statement
  • Additional accreditation information about graduate programs

• Privacy of Student Records (FERPA)
• Student Diversity
• Services for Students with Disabilities
• College Bookstore: Textbook Information
• Information Technology Policies (including responsible use of technology and copyright information)

Financial Aid

• Cost of Attendance (Undergraduate)
• Cost of Attendance and Paying for Graduate School
• Cost of Attendance (Law School)
• 3-Year student loan default rate

Health and Safety

• Drug and Alcohol Policies
• Student Health and Disability Report, Insurance, Medications, and Immunizations
• Crime Awareness, Security and Fire Safety Report
• Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure

Student Outcomes (Undergraduate)

• Undergraduate Retention and Graduation Rates
• National Student Awards
• Graduate Schools Attended by Lewis & Clark Alumni
• Alumni Careers
• Career Center

Student Outcomes (Graduate School)

• Program Completion and Sample Careers
• Continuing Education and Professional Development
• Center for Community Engagement

Student Outcomes (Law School)

• Career and Professional Development Center
• Sample Careers
• Bar Passage Rate
• Continuing Legal Education

Complaints, Grievances, and Problem Resolution

Options within Lewis & Clark

• Registrar (Undergraduate)
• Exceptions to policies in the College Catalog (Undergraduate)
• Grievance policy if a student believes a grade is unjust (Undergraduate)
• Standard 509 Consumer Information (Law School)
• Complaint procedures about matters involving sexual misconduct are included in the student handbook, What’s What (Law School)
• Academic Performance and Professional Conduct Policy (Grad School)
• Complaints about ADA discrimination (Institutional)
• For issues of student behavior in the classroom, please refer to the Student Code of Conduct section VII, M and College Policies under the section “Classroom Disruption” (Institutional)

Options Outside of Lewis & Clark

• The state of Oregon has established a complaint process through the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC). If the student has exhausted all institutional resources available through their complaint process, then the student may contact the HECC at 503-378-5690 to file a complaint.
• If you have concerns about education quality or requirements for accreditation that are not resolved by processes within Lewis & Clark, you may contact L&C’s accrediting organizations.The Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) accredits the entire institution.
• In the state of Oregon, where Lewis & Clark is located, consumer and other civil complaints may be filed with the Oregon Department of Justice via their consumer complaints page.