{"identifier":"/us/usc/t20/s1001","title":20,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1001.","heading":"General definition of institution of higher education","text":"\u00a7\u202f1001.\nGeneral definition of institution of higher education\n(a)\nInstitution of higher education\nFor purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term \u201cinstitution of higher education\u201d means an educational institution in any State that\u2014\n(1) 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\nsection 1091(d) of this title\n(2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;\n(3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor\u2019s 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;\n(4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and\n(5) 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.\n(b)\nAdditional institutions included\nFor purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term \u201cinstitution of higher education\u201d also includes\u2014\n(1) 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\n(2) 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\u2014\n(A) who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located; or\n(B) who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in the institution and a secondary school.\n(c)\nList of accrediting agencies\nFor purposes of this section and\nsection 1002 of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t20/s1001.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1001."},{"t":"heading","text":"General definition of institution of higher education"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Institution of higher education"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term \u201cinstitution of higher education\u201d means an educational institution in any State that\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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 ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1091(d) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t20/s1091/d","tail":";"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor\u2019s 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;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/a/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" is a public or other nonprofit institution; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/a/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Additional institutions included"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term \u201cinstitution of higher education\u201d also includes\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" 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\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/b/2/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/b/2/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in the institution and a secondary school.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s1001/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"List of accrediting agencies"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"For purposes of this section and ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1002 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t20/s1002","tail":", 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."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}