HEOA Compliance
The Higher Education Opportunity Act
The HEOA requires that institutions offering distance education or correspondence education to have processes in place to ensure that the student registering for a course is the same student who participates in the course or receives course credit. The Act requires that institutions use one of the following three methods:
- A secure login and pass code;
- Proctored examinations; and
- New or other technologies and practices that are effective in verifying student identification.
Secure Login and Pass CodeCumberland County College meets these requirements by assigning a secure login and pass code to each student. All students registering for a course through our administrative system are assigned unique identification numbers, which correspond with a specific username for each student. The College's Blackboard Learning Management System authenticates the username and pass code entered by the student against their assigned username and pass code each time the student logs on to the Learning Management System to access graded materials, course content and course communications. Additionally, the Learning Management System requires students to change their pass codes during their first time access, thereafter, students may modify their pass codes at any time to further protect their identity. Data transmission of login information is secured using standard encryption technology built into the Learning Management System.
For more information about the Higher Education Opportunity Act please visit the U.S. Dept of Education site found at: http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea08/index.html.
