Admissions and Records Office
Military Recruiting Information
Solomon Amendment
The Solomon Amendment is a federal law that allows military recruiters to receive certain address, biographical and academic program information for students who are 17 or older. The U.S. Department of Education has determined that this law takes precedence over another law, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which limits sharing of student records.
As a result, Foothill College is obligated to release certain “student recruiting information” that might be otherwise restricted by FERPA policies. However, if a student has submitted a request to withhold directory information, then the college will not release student recruiting information for that student.
Student recruiting information may include:
- Name
- Address
- Telephone number
- Email address
- Age and date of birth
- Place of birth
- Level of education
- Academic major
- Degrees received
- Educational institution in which the student was most recently enrolled
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