Out of State Distance Education grievance policy
STUDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Compu-Med Vocational Careers shall conduct informal meetings towards grievances relative to the terms and conditions of enrollment and shall adhere strictly to the grievance and complaint procedures specified.
- CMVC shall provide written notice to all students of the procedures for filing a grievance at the time of enrollment
- All time requirements for processing grievances shall commence upon receipt of written grievance from students.
- CMVC shall meet with the student with the grievance individually or collectively to attempt to informally resolve the problem.
- All notices and correspondence shall be maintained in student’s file.
- All reported grievances will be logged.
Schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges must have a procedure and operational plan for handling student complaints. If a student does not feel that the school has adequately addressed a complaint or concern, the student may consider contacting the Accrediting Commission. All complaints reviewed by the Commission must be in written form and should grant permission for the Commission to forward a copy of the complaint to the school for a response. This can be accomplished by filing the ACCSC Complaint Form. The complainant(s) will be kept informed as to the status of the complaint as well as the final resolution by the Commission. Please direct all inquiries to:
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges
2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302 Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 247-4212
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302 Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 247-4212 www.accsc.org | complaints@accsc.org
A copy of the ACCSC Complaint Form is available at the school and may be obtained by contacting:
complaints@accsc.org or at https://www.accsc.org/Student-Corner/Complaints.aspx
Students may contact the Commission for Independent Education regarding grievances at Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, Tel. (850) 245-3200, Toll Free (888) 224 – 6684. Additional information regarding this institution may be obtained by contacting the Commission.
Out-of-state students enrolled in distance education participating under SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement), who have completed the internal institutional grievance process and the state grievance process, may appeal to the FL-SARA PRDEC Council. For additional information on the complaint process, please visit the FL-SARA Complaint Process page at