B23: Third-Party Provider

B23: Third-Party Provider Policy

Responsibility for Maintenance: Management Services

  1. Policy Statement

Onondaga Community College is responsible for ensuring the quality, integrity, and transparency of all activities conducted in its name, including services and educational programming delivered by Third-Party Providers performing work on behalf of the College and/or its affiliated organizations.  

  1. Reason for Policy

This policy is designed to ensure that Third-Party Provider agreements for student learning opportunities, internships, clinical experiences, credit bearing educational programs, assessment of student learning, and student support services conform to the Middle States accreditation requirements.

  1. Applicability of the Policy

All Third-Party Provider agreements for the College and its affiliated organizations are expected to adhere to this policy. 

  1. Related Documents

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education Third-Party Provider Procedures 

  • Third-Party Assessment Form

  1. Contacts

 Subject

Title or Position 

Telephone Number 

Email/URL 

Third Party Provider Policy

Assistant Vice President, Management Services

(315) 498-2566

mcmullem@sunyocc.edu

  1. Procedures 

Management Services will create and/or review any Third-Party Provider agreement to ensure the written arrangement, contract, and/or agreement between the institution and the third-party provider will address the following, at a minimum:

  • Description of the services provided by the member institution;

  • Description of the services provided by the third-party provider, including how such services will be delivered;

  • Period of agreement;

  • Institution that will award credit and degree(s) if applicable;

  • Compensation for services by each party, including faculty;

  • Terms of evaluation and conditions under which the contract may be terminated and/or renewed;

  • Protections for students if contract is terminated or amended, if applicable;

  • Protections for the secure maintenance of student records, if applicable;

  • Procedures for addressing grievances; and

  • Venue(s) for addressing perceived breach of contract, including appropriate legal jurisdictions.

The Department who has the written agreement with a Third-Party provider will complete an assessment form to determine if the agreement should be renewed or terminated.

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Approved by the Board of Trustees December 3, 2024