Press Release

30 Colleges And Universities Now Live With National Student Clearinghouse's Online Transcript Ordering Service

HERNDON, VA, November 8, 2004 - The National Student Clearinghouse, the nation's trusted source for post-secondary degree and enrollment verification, today announced that its online Transcript Ordering service has expanded to 30 collegiate institutions. Transcript Ordering, which was launched in summer 2004, is offered at no cost to institutions. 

We are pleased to welcome the following former Campus Direct clients that successfully converted to Transcript Ordering in October:

Bucknell University  California State University,  Hayward  Chicago State University  Community College  of Philadelphia  Dixie State College  Howard Community College  Idaho State University  Johns Hopkins University  Montana State University  - Billings  Montana State University  - Bozeman

New Jersey City University  New Mexico State University  Palomar College  Pratt Institute  Rice University  San Joaquin Delta College  San Jose City College  Springfield College  University of Chicago  University of Dayton  University of Southern California  University of the Pacific  Yale University

Transcript Ordering allows students and alumni to order official transcripts 24/7 securely via the Web using a credit card. All transcript ordering steps are automated, speeding delivery of transcripts to recipients and eliminating the cost and time involved in manually processing requests for institutions. Transcript Ordering is FERPA compliant and supports 
e-signatures.

Each transcript request is validated to ensure it meets the institution's requirements and is transmitted to the institution electronically via EDI or XML. The institution can also process orders in real time via the Web. The institution then prints, seals and mails the transcript to the specified recipients, or transmits it via EDI to SPEEDE-enabled institutions. Requestors receive order updates by email and can check order progress and order history on the Clearinghouse Web site. The institution can view an audit trail of all requests at any time.

"I can't believe how quickly and easily the Clearinghouse was able to bring our service online," said Judy Bulliner, registrar at Howard Community College, "They not only customized our Transcript Ordering service for our needs, but they made the implementation and launch process very efficient and simple. I know our students and alumni are going to appreciate the results."

"Transcript Ordering provides resource-strapped colleges and universities with an opportunity to quickly introduce a valuable new online service to their students and alumni," said Daniel R. Boehmer, president of the National Student Clearinghouse, "It's clear from the speed with which the service is growing that institutions recognize the value of our newest outsourcing option."

About The National Student Clearinghouse®

The National Student Clearinghouse (a non-profit formed in 1993) is the unique and trusted source for higher education enrollment and degree verifications. The Clearinghouse serves as a single point of contact for the collection and timely exchange of accurate and comprehensive enrollment, degree and certificate records on behalf of its more than 3,300 participating higher education institutions, which represent over 92% of the national enrollment.

Through its verification and reporting services, the Clearinghouse saves higher education institutions cumulatively more than a hundred million dollars annually. Most Clearinghouse services are provided to colleges and universities at little or no charge, including enhanced transcript and research services, enabling institutions to redistribute limited staff and budget resources to more important student service efforts. All Clearinghouse services are operated in full compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

In addition, the Clearinghouse provides accurate FERPA compliant verifications to student loan providers, employers, student credit issuers, student health insurance providers, the U.S. Department of Education, and others who access its registry more than 100 million times annually.

For more information, visit www.studentclearinghouse.org.

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703-742-4208
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