Procedure 2606
Students must follow Procedure 2605 before proceeding with Procedure 2606. If the student decides to invoke Procedure 2606, the College no longer has involvement in the complaint process, except to provide investigative documents requested by AZ SARA.
Northland Pioneer College is a participant of the Arizona State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (AZ SARA). This procedure is to comply with AZ SARA requirements for out-of-state distance education students. The scope of this procedure, as defined by AZ SARA, is limited to non-instructional complaints and applies only to out-of-state distance education students - defined as students enrolled in courses delivered via synchronous and/or asynchronous virtual instructional modalities where the student is physically located outside the state of Arizona.
Distance Education students outside of Arizona, after completion of the institution’s internal complaint process (Procedure 2605 - Student Grievances), may appeal SARA related complaints to the Arizona Community College Coordinating Council (AC4). Visit AC4 website for more information: https://arizonacommunitycolleges.org/az-sara/. The appeal is limited to the original complaint and related documentation from the investigation and appeal under Procedure 2605.
The Arizona SARA Council has jurisdiction over Arizona SARA approved institutions regarding non-instructional complaints for distance education students. Upon completion of the institution’s and AC4’s complaint process, a student may register a complaint with the Arizona SARA Council. Visit the AZ SARA Complaint Process website for more information: https://azsara.arizona.edu/complaints
Based on Policy #1044; Revised 7/1/2021
