20 U.S.C. § 1001 — General definition of institution of higher education
submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 89-329 to r/title-20-EDUCATION · 397 words · no verdicts yet
For most of this chapter, an “institution of higher education” is a qualifying public or nonprofit educational institution. The section also includes certain one-year training schools and dual-enrollment institutions and requires the Secretary to publish a list of reliable accrediting agencies.
(a) For this chapter other than subchapter IV, “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in a State* that: (1) admits as regular students only people with a secondary-school graduation certificate or recognized equivalent, or people meeting section 1091(d); (2) is legally authorized in the State to provide education beyond secondary school*; (3) awards a bachelor’s degree, provides at least a two-year program acceptable for full credit toward one, or awards a degree acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional program, subject to the Secretary’s review and approval; (4) is public or nonprofit; and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or has preaccreditation from one recognized by the Secretary* and the Secretary finds reasonable assurance that it will meet that agency’s standards in a reasonable time. (b) It also includes: (1) a school providing at least a one-year program preparing students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation and meeting subsection (a)(1), (2), (4), and (5); and (2) a public or nonprofit private institution that instead admits regular students who are beyond the State’s compulsory-school-attendance age or who will be dually or concurrently enrolled there and in secondary school. (c) For this section and section 1002, the Secretary must publish the nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations that the Secretary determines under subchapter IV, part H, subpart 2, to be reliable authorities on the quality of offered education or training.
For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in any State* that—
admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of section 1091(d) of this title;
is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;
provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary*;
is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.
For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” also includes—
any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation and that meets the provision of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of subsection (a); and
a public or nonprofit private educational institution in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in subsection (a)(1), admits as regular students individuals—
who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located; or
who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in the institution and a secondary school*.
For purposes of this section and section 1002 of this title, the Secretary shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations that the Secretary determines, pursuant to subpart 2 of part H of subchapter IV, to be reliable authority as to the quality of the education or training offered.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 101, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 101(a), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1585; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title I, § 101(a), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3083; Pub. L. 112–74, div. F, title III, § 309(c)(3), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1101.)
- 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 89-329 · 112 Stat. 1585
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-315 · 122 Stat. 3083
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-74 · 125 Stat. 1101
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-329 on 1998-10-07.
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