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Institution names to be approved by department - 24 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6507

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     § 6507.  Institution names to be approved by department.
        The Department of State shall not approve any corporate name
     or register any assumed or fictitious or other name including
     the words "college," "university" or "seminary," used in such a
     way as to give the impression that the proprietor of such name
     is an educational institution conforming to the standards and
     qualifications prescribed by the State board, unless the
     application for incorporation, qualification or change of name
     or the application for registration is accompanied by a
     certificate from the department that the corporation or proposed
     corporation or the person or persons applying for registration
     are entitled to use such designation.

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