100 STAT. 1476
PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986
"PART G—GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS "DEFINITIONS 20 USC 1088.
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"SEC. 481. (a) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—(1) For
purpose of this title, except subpart 6 of part A and part B, the term 'institution of higher education' includes, in addition to the institutions covered by the definition contained in section 1201(a)— "(A) a proprietary institution of higher education;. ^ "(B) a postsecondary vocational institution; "(C) a department, division, or other administrative unit in a college or university which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to the degree of bachelor of nursing, or to an equivalent degree, or to a graduate degree in nursing; and "(D) a department, division, or other administrative unit in a junior college, community college, college, or university which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited 2-year program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to an associate degree in nursing or to an equivalent degree. "(2) The term 'accredited' when applied to any program of nurse education means a program accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Secretary. "(b) PROPRIETARY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—For
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purpose of this section, the term 'proprietary institution of higher education' means a school (1) which provides not less than a 6-month program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation, (2) which meets the requirements of clauses (1) and (2) of section 1201(a), (3) which does not meet the requirement of clause (4) of section 1201(a), (4) which is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the Secretary for this purpose, and (5) which has been in existence for at least 2 years. Such term also includes a proprietary educational institution in any State which, in lieu of the requirement in clause (1) of section 1201(a), admits as regular students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located and who have the ability to benefit (as determined by the institution under section 484(d)) from the training offered by the institution. For the purpose of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations which he determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered. The Secretary shall not promulgate regulations defining the admissions procedures or remediation programs that must be used by an institution in admitting students on the basis of their ability to benefit from the training offered and shall not, as a condition of recognition under section 413(e) of this Act, impose upon any accrediting body or bodies standards which are different or more restrictive than the standards provided in this subsection. "(c) POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION.—For the purpose of
this section, the term 'postsecondary vocational institution' means a school (1) which provides not less than a 6-month program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation, (2) which meets the requirements of clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 1201(a), and (3) which has been in existence for at least 2 years. Such term also includes an educational institution in
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