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This is a notice of availability of information in the following general categories.  Unless otherwise stated, all the following information is included in the CAVT catalog and CAVT Student Guide (available in paper form upon request from Jolene Whatley at (719) 219-9636; email, jwhatley@cavt.edu).

  1. General disclosures for enrolled or prospective students. This includes:
    1. Financial assistance available to students. CAVT students may apply for Pell Grants and Direct Student Loans (subsidized and unsubsidized). Veteran’s Association education benefits are available to qualifying military veterans or their dependents. Information about financial aid programs includes:
      1. Procedures and forms students use to apply for assistance
      2. Student eligibility requirements
      3. Criteria for selecting recipients of student financial assistance from the group of eligible applicants, and
      4. Criteria for determining the amount of a student’s aid award
      5. Information about financial assistance available to students may be obtained by calling Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology at 719-219-9636 or e mailing the CAVT financial aid counselor, Jolene Whatley at jwhatley@cavt.edu. Ms. Whatley can inform prospective and enrolled students about all the need-based and non-need-based federal, state, local, private and institutional student financial assistance programs available to students who enroll at the school, terms and conditions of the Title IV, HEA loans, criteria for selecting recipients and for determining award amount, eligibility requirements and procedures for applying for aid, methods and frequency of disbursements of aid, rights and responsibilities of students receiving Title IV, HEA student Financial Aid, including criteria for continued student eligibility and standards for Satisfactory Academic Progress, and, terms of any loan received as part of financial aid package, sample loan repayment schedule, and the necessity for repaying loans.
      6. The CAVT financial aid counselor will also inform students about procedures and forms by which students apply for assistance. Note that enrollment in a program of study abroad approved for credit by the home school may be considered enrollment in the home school for purposes of applying for federal student financial aid.
      7. All students receiving federal students loans will engage in both entrance and exit counseling.
      8.  Note that the school catalog (available on this web site at the curriculum page) has information about:· CAVT facilities and services available to students with disabilities.· The price of attendance (see also, the Net Price Calculator located on this web site).· CAVT refund policy and requirements for withdrawal and return of title IV funds
    2. Information about academic programs that includes the following information is available in the CAVT catalog, the student manual, and at CAVT.edu. The latest version can always be requested from Carley Crowder using the contact information at the top of this section.
      1. Information about the veterinary technology program including information about the veterinary technology degree and veterinary technician licensing, transfer credits, (no articulation agreements are in place with CAVT).
      2. Instructional, laboratory, and other physical facilities relating to the veterinary technology program.
      3. The CAVT faculty.
      4. Plans to improve the academic program.
      5. A description of any Memorandums of Understanding.
      6. CAVT does not contract with any other entities for delivery of its curriculum.
      7. Information about CAVT’s drug and alcohol policy.
      8. Information about CAVT’s vaccination policy.
      9. NOTE: information about CAVT at the College Navigator is located at this web site: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
      10. Student body diversity as well as students receiving Pell grants.
      11. Completion, graduation and transfer-out rates, retention rates, employment rates.
      12. “Shopping Sheet” for students receiving veteran’s educational benefits.
      13. Any State assistance or outside private scholarships.
      14. Standard information provided to borrowers including Direct Loans and Pell grants, NSLDS, and Master Promissory Note including student obligations, and self-certification forms.
      15. CAVT does not offer private education loans, FFELP, campus based aid, or SEOG, or FWS.
    3. Information about school costs including:
      1. Tuition and fees for part time students.
      2. Cost estimates for books and supplies.
      3. Estimates for room and board charges and transportation costs.
      4. Laboratory and other required fees.
      5. Required book purchases associated with all courses including disbursements for books and supplies to students receiving financial aid.
      6. Voter registration and Constitution Day.
      7. FERPA (privacy of student records as noted in the family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).
    4. Withdrawal procedures, refunds, and return of student aid including:
      1. Requirements for officially withdrawing from school.
      2. Refund policy for return of unearned tuition and fees.
      3. Requirements for return of federal grant or loan funds.
      4. CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO Treatment of Title IV Aid
    5. Accreditation and licensure including:
      1. Agencies, associations, and governmental bodies that accredit, approve, or license CAVT and its veterinary technology program
      2. Procedures by which documents describing accreditation procedures may be reviewed
      3. Contact information for filing complaints with accrediting bodies and the Colorado state licensing body.
      4. As a part of normal business for any institution of higher education, an annual audit must be submitted. CAVT’s audit is due each year on June 30, however, CAVT was not able to submit its 2023 audit by the due date. CAVT’s accreditor, the Council on Occupational Education (COE), reviewed the status of CAVT’s audit at its meeting in September 2024 and issued a “Show Cause Order” with a Statement of Violation: “The institution did not submit a copy of its audited financial statements . . . by the June 30 2024, due date.” COE has required CAVT to submit its audit no later than October 19, 2024. CAVT’s 2023 audit is near completion; CAVT anticipates its audit will be submitted in advance of the October 19 deadline.
    6. Disability services:
      1. Services and facilities available to students with disabilities including students with intellectual disabilities.
    7. FSA eligibility for study abroad: CAVT does not have study abroad programs.
    8. Transfer credit policies including:
      1. Established criteria CAVT uses regarding transfer of credit earned at another institution.
      2. Any schools with which CAVT has an articulation agreement (currently: None).
    9. Contact information including:
      1. Titles of persons designated by the school to provide information to enrolled and prospective students and information regarding how and where these persons may be contacted.
    10. Penalties and institutional policies on copyright infringement including:
      1. CAVT’s statement against copyright infringement:
        1. Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. In the file-sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement. Penalties for copyright infringement include civil and criminal penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or “statutory” damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For “willful” infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys’ fees. For details, see Title 17, United States Code, Sections 504, 505. Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense. For more information, please see the website of the U.S. Copyright Office at www.copyright.gov.
      2. A summary of the penalties for violation of federal copyright laws.
      3. A summary of CAVT’s policy against peer-to-peer file sharing, including disciplinary actions that may be taken against students who engage in illegal downloading or unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials using CAVT’s information technology system.
      4. The legal alternatives for downloading or otherwise acquiring copyrighted material, based on CAVT’s periodic review.
  2. Retention and placement rates.
  3. Gainful employment disclosures.
  4. Campus crime and safety report.
  5. Textbook information including pricing and ISBN numbers.
  6. Loan counseling.
  7. Drug and alcohol abuse prevention including:
    1. Information about  preventing drug and alcohol abuse.
    2. Standards of conduct that clearly prohibit unlawful possession, use, or distribution of drugs and alcohol by students and employees on the school’s property or as part of school activities.
    3. Sanctions imposed under local, state, and federal law for unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol.
    4. Any drug and alcohol counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation programs available to students and employees.
    5. Health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and alcohol and
    6. Clear sanctions imposed by CAVT including explusion, termination of employment, and possible referral for prosecution.
  8. Information about CAVT’s vaccination policy.
  9. CAVT’s Transcript Request Procedure.
  10. The CAVT net price calculator is available at: Net Price Calculator
  11. Information that CAVT does not provide private loans nor does CAVT act as a private lender, nor does CAVT provide a preferred lender list.
  12. Annual security report and annual fire safety report. CAVT Campus Security and Safety Report 2024
  13. A report on athletic participation rates.
    1. CAVT does not maintain any athletic programs.
  14. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) information.
    1. Updated information can always be requested from CAVT using the contact information at the top of this section.

This information is available in hard copy (paper form) upon request from Jolene Whatley, Financial Aid Officer, at (719) 219-9636 or jwhatley@cavt.edu. Comprehensive student aid information is available for prospective students, current students, and their families at the Federal Student Aid website. The US Department of Education’s College Affordability and Transparency Center includes information for students and parents about college costs, tuition, fees, and net prices. These lists are available at the College Navigator website.