Student Consumer Information Disclosure

Thiel College's student consumer information disclosure is provided in compliance with the regulations outlined in the Higher Education Opportunity Act. Questions can be sent to Debbie Schreiber, Registrar, at dschreiber@thiel.edu or 724-589-2110.

Accreditation

The goal of accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. Accrediting agencies, which are private educational associations that develop evaluation criteria and conduct peer evaluations to assess whether or not those criteria are met.

Thiel College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Thiel College Accreditation

Academic Programs & Resources

Thiel’s undergraduate and graduate programs are listed in the College’s current academic catalog (online) which provides academic policies, program requirements, course descriptions, and graduation standards. This serves as a "catalog of record" for students to plan degrees, check requirements, and understand rights.

Academic Resources

Academic Catalog (2025-2026)
Academic Policies
Federal Student Records Privacy Law: The College is required to follow FERPA regulations, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act that covers student education records and information.

Health, Wellness and Safety

Health and Wellness

The Thiel College Wellness Center's mission is to provide compassionate, accessible, and exceptional physical and mental health care to our diverse campus community through individualized treatment and campus-wide education and programming. The Wellness Center strives to identify and alleviate health-related barriers that could hinder student success.

Campus Safety

The Department of Public Safety maintains a full-time police department whose mission is to maintain a safe environment for the campus community and to educate and involve the campus community in safety and security issues including fire safety inspections and crime prevention education programming. Copies of the current Thiel College Annual Security Report and the Emergency Management Plan can be found on the Public Safety Department page.

Drug and Alcohol Policies

Thiel’s policy regarding drugs and alcohol can be found in the Student Handbook (2025-26).

Hazing Report

On Oct. 19, 2018, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed the “Timothy J. Piazza Anti-Hazing Law,” which defines hazing, sets forth different grades of the offense and related penalties, describes institutional enforcement and report requirements and provides a safe harbor provision.

The Student Handbook (2025-26) bans hazing and other offensive, intimidating or dangerous behaviors, and Thiel College takes seriously any allegations and investigates and addresses reports of hazing.

If you or anyone you know has or is experiencing any form of hazing, please contact Thiel College Public Safety at 724-589-2222 or the anonymous Campus Conduct Hotline at 866-943-5787. The Campus Conduct Hotline is anonymous and handled by an off-campus third party.

Title IX

Thiel’s Title IX Office is committed to creating educational programming for a diverse audience, providing a variety of supportive measures, conducting impartial and trauma-informed investigations of complaints, facilitating informal resolutions, and ensuring compliance with state and federal mandates. We invite campus members to increase their awareness, prevent violence where they can, and foster a culture of safety and respect.

Financial and Title IV Information

Information pertaining to financial assistance can be found on Thiel’s website and in the Academic Catalog, specifically:

Cost of Attendance

Undergraduate and Graduate costs

Student Outcomes

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Title II Report
Thiel College Education Department

Process for Student Complaints

Grievances & Appeals

If you are taking any Thiel College courses and you have a complaint about your experience with Thiel, you have two options.

1. You can follow Thiel College’s process for student complaints, detailed below and found in the Student Handbook (2025-26).

Academic Grievance Procedure

Any student who has any form of grievance with a faculty member or administrator, first takes that grievance to the person involved (the faculty member or administrator).
If that individual is contacted, and a resolution does not result, the grievance may then be taken to the departmental chair or administrator’s supervisor.
If the grievance is still not resolved, it may be taken to the ADAS (or the VPAA if the ADAS is involved).

Prompt and polite communication among concerned parties is a sound practice in matters of misunderstanding. Grievances should be expressed and dealt with at the earliest point in time. Ordinarily students should begin the grievance process no later than two weeks following the dispute.

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2. NC-SARA

State Student Complaint Process

The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) provides consumer protection for out-of-state distance education students by ensuring a streamlined process for addressing complaints related to institutional policies, procedures, and compliance with SARA standards. However, SARA policies explicitly exclude complaints concerning grades or violations of student conduct. If a student has a qualifying complaint, they may appeal their institution’s decision to the SARA State Portal Entity in Pennsylvania within two years of the incident in question. Institutions must maintain clear and separate procedures for consumer protection complaints, as a link to general academic complaint or grievance policies does not fulfill SARA’s requirements for such procedures.

The complaint process should begin with the institution and if a complaint is not resolved, it may be appealed to the Pennsylvania SARA Portal Entity: Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Student Complaint Information – All U.S. States
Student Complaint Information – Pennsylvania

Mandatory Professional Licensure and Certification Disclosure

In accordance with the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019 State Authorization Regulations, effective July 1, 2020, this Mandatory Professional Licensure and Certification Disclosure is provided by Thiel College in relation to educational requirements for professional licensure and certification.

Education
Nursing
Physician Assistant
Speech-Language Pathology

Any institution operating under National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) policies that offers courses or programs potentially leading to professional licensure must keep all students, applicants and potential students who have contacted the institution about the course or program informed as to whether successful completion of such offerings will meet state licensing requirements.

For additional information about found SARA.