California Education Code ARTICLE 3 - Definitions

• Section 94810.
  Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6....
• Section 94811.
  “Ability-to-benefit student” means a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or a recognized equivalent of that...
• Section 94812.
  “Academic year” means a period, including a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time, in which a full-time student attending an institution that measures educational...
• Section 94813.
  “Accredited” means an institution is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 840, Sec. 4....
• Section 94814.
  “Accrediting agency” is an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1,...
• Section 94815.
  “Annual report” means the yearly report required to be filed by institutions.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010....
• Section 94816.
  “Applicant” means a person, as defined in Section 94855, who has submitted an application to the board for an approval to operate or for a...
• Section 94817.
  “Approval to operate” or “approval” means the authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary educational programs, as well...
• Section 94817.5.
  “Approved to operate” or “approved” means that an institution has received authorization pursuant to this chapter to offer to the public and to provide postsecondary...
• Section 94818.
  “Avocational education” means education offered for the purpose of personal entertainment, pleasure, or enjoyment.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January...
• Section 94819.
  “Branch campus” means a site other than the main campus or a satellite location.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January...
• Section 94820.
  “Bureau” means the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January...
• Section 94821.
  “Change in business organization form” means a change of a business organization’s original form, including, for example, a situation in which a sole proprietorship becomes...
• Section 94822.
  “Change in control” means a change in the ownership of an institution in which a person who previously did not own at least 25 percent...
• Section 94823.
  “Change in ownership” means the acquisition by a person of more than 50 percent of an interest in or stock of a parent company.(Added by...
• Section 94823.5.
  “Change of location” means a move or relocation more than 10 miles from the site at which the institution offers instruction.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch....
• Section 94824.
  “Class day” means a day a student is scheduled to attend a class session, or for students receiving instruction through distance education, any calendar day...
• Section 94825.
  “Class session” means part of a class day that an institution conducts instruction in a particular subject.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB...
• Section 94826.
  “Commence operations” means an institution has begun to provide educational programs.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed...
• Section 94827.
  “Continuing education” means instruction in subjects that licensees are required to take solely for the purpose of continued licensure, or to enhance their skills and...
• Section 94828.
  “Curriculum” means an organized set of courses or modules of instruction that are prerequisites to the award of a degree or diploma.(Added by Stats. 2009,...
• Section 94829.
  “Default” means failure of a borrower and endorser, if any, to make an installment payment for a loan received under the federal student financial aid...
• Section 94830.
  “Degree” means a recognized educational credential awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary educational program at the associate’s...
• Section 94831.
  “Degree title” means the designated subject area of the educational program that appears on the face of the document awarded to a student.(Added by Stats....
• Section 94832.
  “Diploma” means a recognized educational credential, other than a degree, awarded by an institution that signifies satisfactory completion of the requirements of a postsecondary educational...
• Section 94833.
  “Director” means the Director of Consumer Affairs.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1,...
• Section 94834.
  “Distance education” means transmission of instruction to students at a location separate from the institution.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective...
• Section 94835.
  “Document of record” means any document required to be maintained by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1,...
• Section 94836.
  “Educational materials” means textbooks, supplies, implements, tools, machinery, computers, electronic devices, or other goods related to any education, training, or experience required for participation in...
• Section 94837.
  “Educational program” means a planned sequence composed of a single course or module, or set of related courses or modules, that provides education, training, skills,...
• Section 94838.
  “Educational program approval” means authorization by the bureau, another government agency of this state, or a federal government agency, to provide educational programs, and is...
• Section 94839.
  “Enrollment” means the execution of an enrollment agreement.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January...
• Section 94840.
  “Enrollment agreement” means a written contract between a student and institution concerning an educational program.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective...
• Section 94841.
  “Faculty” means the instructional staff of an institution, whether these persons are employees or independent contractors.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48)...
• Section 94842.
  “Graduate” means an individual who has been awarded a degree or diploma.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010....
• Section 94843.
  “Institution” means any private postsecondary educational institution, including its branch campuses and satellite locations.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January...
• Section 94844.
  “Institutional charges” means charges for an educational program paid directly to an institution.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1,...
• Section 94845.
  “Institution manager” means an individual who is a member of an institution’s management.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1,...
• Section 94846.
  “Instruction” means an institution’s specific, formal arrangements in which its faculty present a part of the curriculum.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB...
• Section 94847.
  “License and examination preparation” means instruction designed to assist students to prepare for an examination for licensure. “License and examination preparation” does not include an...
• Section 94848.
  “Licensure” includes any license, certificate, permit, or similar credential that a person must hold to lawfully engage in a profession, occupation, trade, or career field.(Added...
• Section 94849.
  “Main campus” means the institution’s sole or primary teaching location.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as...
• Section 94850.
  “Noninstitutional charges” means charges for an educational program paid to an entity other than an institution that are specifically required for participation in an educational...
• Section 94850.5.
  “Out-of-state private postsecondary educational institution” means a private entity without a physical presence in this state that offers distance education to California students for an...
• Section 94851.
  “Owner” means an individual in the case of a sole proprietorship, partners in a partnership, members in a limited liability company, or shareholders in a...
• Section 94852.
  “Ownership” means a legal or equitable interest in an institution, including ownership of assets or stock.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48)...
• Section 94853.
  “Parent company” means a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that owns more than 50 percent of the stock or interest in an institution.(Added by...
• Section 94854.
  “Period of attendance” means a semester, quarter, or trimester for educational programs measured in credit hours and the entire educational program if measured in clock...
• Section 94855.
  “Person” means a natural person or a business organization, irrespective of its form.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1,...
• Section 94856.
  “Person in control” means a person who, by his or her position’s authority or conduct, directs the management of an institution.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch....
• Section 94857.
  “Postsecondary education” means a formal institutional educational program whose curriculum is designed primarily for students who have completed or terminated their secondary education or are...
• Section 94858.
  “Private postsecondary educational institution” means a private entity with a physical presence in this state that offers postsecondary education to the public for an institutional...
• Section 94859.
  “Recruiter” means an employee of an institution whose principal job responsibilities are the recruitment of students other than on the institution’s premises.(Added by Stats. 2009,...
• Section 94860.
  “Recruitment” means actions taken by recruiters seeking enrollment of students.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as...
• Section 94861.
  “Reporting period” means the institution’s fiscal year or any yearly period designated by the bureau to be covered in the institution’s annual report.(Added by Stats....
• Section 94862.
  “Satellite location” means an auxiliary classroom or teaching site within 50 miles of the branch or main location.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6....
• Section 94865.
  “Site” means a main or branch campus or satellite location.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as...
• Section 94866.
  “Teach-out” means the arrangements an institution makes for its students to complete their educational programs when the institution ceases to operate.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch....
• Section 94867.
  “Third-party payer” means an employer, government program, or other entity that pays a student’s total charges when no separate agreement for the repayment of the...
• Section 94868.
  “To offer to the public” means to advertise, publicize, solicit, or recruit.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010....
• Section 94869.
  “To operate” means to establish, keep, or maintain any facility or location in this state where, or from which, or through which, postsecondary educational programs...
• Section 94870.
  “Total charges” means the sum of institutional and noninstitutional charges.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as...
• Section 94871.
  “Year” means a calendar year.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 310, Sec. 6. (AB 48) Effective January 1, 2010. Repealed as of January 1, 2021, pursuant...

Last modified: October 22, 2018