What is Title IX? Why Does it Matter to You?
CCA does not discriminate based on sex in any education program or activity it operates. As a recipient of federal financial assistance (“recipient”), CCA must comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) and its regulations, which prohibit such discrimination. The purpose of these policies is to ensure compliance with Title IX’s requirements.
These policies explain how the College will handle reports of sexual misconduct it receives. Creating a safe and inclusive educational environment is not only a legal obligation for the College; it is essential to sustaining CCA's welcoming and diverse community.
CCA encourages all students to read this important policy and to contact the Title IX Coordinator with any questions or to report an incident.
Please also understand that the policy of universities and colleges must be written to conform with federal and state laws, so the policies themselves may seem to be overly formal. The Title IX Coordinator or a Title IX Coordinator’s designee can help students navigate through the policy and also has other materials or resources to help students.
How Does this Policy Work?
By this Policy, all forms of sexual misconduct: violence, assault, harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking are prohibited and will be promptly responded to with disciplinary or other corrective action measures when appropriate.
This Policy also prohibits discrimination on based on sex. Complaints alleging discrimination on this basis will be addressed under the investigative and resolution process described in Step 4: Investigation.
This policy also explains the procedures of CCA that allow for fact-finding for those students who believe that they have been subjected to or are respondents to allegations of sexual misconduct, and to provide ways in which the College supports and protects its students.
This Policy applies to misconduct whether it occurs on CCA property or anywhere else that has a connection to sponsored events or programs involving the College. Off-campus conduct that the College thinks can interfere with students having a safe or welcoming experience or education at the College, or that poses a threat or danger to the CCA community, is still within the College’s oversight for the protection of our students and any incidents should be brought to our attention. Depending on the circumstances, conduct occurring outside the United States may be deemed to contribute to prohibited conduct under this Policy.
Independence and Conflicts of Interest
The Title IX Coordinator manages the Title IX Team and acts with independence and authority, free from bias and conflicts of interest. The Title IX Coordinator oversees all Resolutions under the Policy and associated procedures. The members of the Title IX Team are vetted and trained to ensure they are not biased for or against any party in a specific Formal Complaint, or for or against Complainants and/or Respondents, generally.
To raise any concern involving bias, conflict of interest, misconduct, or Discrimination by the Title IX Coordinator, contact the College President or Provost. Concerns of bias, misconduct, Discrimination, or a potential conflict of interest by any other Title IX Team member should be raised with the Title IX Coordinator.
Notice of Nondiscrimination
CCA seeks to comply with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances prohibiting discrimination in private post-secondary education institutions.
CCA does not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identification or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, medical condition, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under law, including protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any grievance process within the institution, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and/or other human/civil rights agency.
This Policy covers nondiscrimination in both employment and access to educational opportunities. Therefore, any member of the CCA community whose acts deny, deprive, unreasonably interfere with or limit the education or employment, residential and/or social access, benefits, and/or opportunities of any member of the CCA community, guest, or visitor on the basis of that person’s actual or perceived protected characteristic(s), is in violation of this Policy.
CCA will promptly and effectively address any such discrimination of which it has Knowledge/Notice using the resolution process in the CCA Student Code of Conduct or Employee and Faculty Handbook Procedures.
For discrimination and harassment allegations [not based on sex], please contact:
Human Resources (for staff and faculty)
Dean of Students Office (for students)
For sex discrimination and sex-based harassment allegations:
Please contact the staff members listed on this page.
Collectively, these individuals are responsible for providing comprehensive nondiscrimination education and training; coordinating the college’s prompt and equitable response, investigation, and resolution of all alleged prohibited conduct under this Policy; and monitoring the effectiveness of this Policy and related procedures to ensure an education and employment environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
CCA recognizes that allegations under this Policy may include multiple forms of discrimination and harassment as well as violations of other CCA policies; may involve various combinations of students, employees, and other members of the CCA community; and may require the simultaneous attention of multiple CCA departments. Accordingly, all CCA departments will share information, combine efforts, and otherwise collaborate, to the maximum extent permitted by law and consistent with other applicable CCA policies, to provide uniform, consistent, efficient, and effective responses to alleged discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.
Concerns about the CCA’s application of this Policy and compliance with certain federal civil rights laws may also be addressed to:
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Customer Service Hotline #: (800) 421-3481
Facsimile: (202) 453-6012
TDD#: (877) 521-2172
Email: OCR@ed.gov
For Complaints involving employee-on-employee conduct: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Revision of this Policy
The Policy and associated procedures succeed all previous policies addressing Discrimination, Harassment, sexual misconduct, and/or Retaliation, for incidents occurring on or after August 14, 2020. The Title IX Coordinator regularly reviews and updates the Policy and procedures. Incidents occurring before August 14, 2020, will be addressed using the policy that was in place at the time of the incident, but the procedures used will be those in place at the time of the Formal Complaint. The College reserves the right to make changes to this document as necessary, and those changes are effective once they are posted online.
If laws or regulations change or court decisions alter policy or procedural requirements in a way that impacts this document, this document will be construed to comply with the most recent laws, regulations, or court holdings.
This document does not create legally enforceable protections beyond the protections of the background federal and state laws that frame such policies and codes, generally.
The Policy is effective September 2025.
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