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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.015 - Exemptions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of the written application,
				fee, and specimen copies of each certificate or diploma the institution issues
				that document that the applicant qualifies under this subsection, the commission
				staff shall exempt from the authorization provisions of AS 14.48 and this chapter
				the following educational programs, and institutions providing only the following
				educational programs:
(1) a program sponsored
				by and conducted solely for the members of a bona fide trade, business,
				professional, labor, or fraternal organization that is maintained in good faith
				for purposes other than operating an educational institution;
(2) a program that does not offer educational
				credentials and is provided without charging a fee, other than the actual cost of
				materials, to its students, or is continuing professional education offered
				solely as preparation for tests leading to certification in specific disciplines,
				but not purporting to provide occupational competencies;
(3) a program or institution that is regulated
				by another agency or political subdivision of the state that sets and enforces at
				least equivalent standards for the quality of course contents, facilities, and
				operation, including retention and management of student records;
(4) a short course of study that is no more
				than 120 hours and 15 days in duration, including all required class, laboratory,
				externship, and independent study hours;
(5) a nationally or regionally accredited
				program offered within the state by an out-of-state institution that is
				authorized to operate by the state in which it is located, and that provides
				documentation from the home state authorizing body that the authorization extends
				to the campus in this state and students in this state, including investigation
				of complaints relating to violations of authorization, student refunds, and
				consumer protection in the event of an institution or branch closure;
(6) a program that does not result in the
				awarding of a degree, and that is sponsored by and conducted solely for the
				membership of a bona fide religious organization;
(7) a flight-training course that maintains
				current certification under  14 C.F.R. Part 141  or Part 142;
(8) an online or distance delivered program
				that does not have a physical presence within the state.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.016 - Participation in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The commission is the state approving
				agency for institutions domiciled in the state that seek to operate under the
				Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education State Authorization
				Reciprocity Agreements (W-SARA). An institution domiciled in the state must apply
				for approval to operate under W-SARA, upon a form provided by the commission. To
				qualify for approval, the institution must
(1)
				be domiciled in the state; and
(2)
				annually document compliance with the terms of institutional participation
				adopted by reference in (e) of this section, including
(A) regional or national
				accreditation;
(B) classification by
				the United States Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences,
				National Center for Education Statistics as a degree granting institution;
				and
(C) if the institution is a
				private institution, documentation of an institutional federal financial
				responsibility score of 1.5 or higher or a qualifying exception from the United
				States Department of Education under
				20 U.S.C.
				1099 c(c).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.018 - Appeal process

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant who
				is denied an exemption under 20 AAC 17.015 or 20 AAC 17.016 participation in
				W-SARA under may submit a request for reconsideration in writing to the executive
				director not later than 30 days after notification of the denial. The request for
				reconsideration must clearly state each objection to the denial, the
				justification for each objection, and the reasons why the applicant is entitled
				to approval of the application under AS 14.48 and this chapter. The executive
				director may request additional in formation from the applicant and shall mail or
				distribute a written determination not later than 30 days after receipt of the
				request for reconsideration.
(b) Not
				later than 30 days after the mailing or distribution of the executive director's
				decision on the request for reconsideration, the applicant may submit a written
				request to the commission for a hearing on appeal. The hearing shall be conducted
				in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) by the office of
				administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010). The request for a hearing must clearly
				state each objection to the denial and the justification for each objection. The
				appellant has the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the
				appellant is entitled to the requested relief under AS 14.48 and this
				chapter.
(c) The appellant's status
				as a participant or non-participant under 20 AAC 17.016 remains unchanged during
				arty reconsideration or appeal process.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.020
AS
					 14.48.030
AS
					 14.48.050
AS
					 14.48.100
AS
					 14.48.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.020 - Application for authorization to operate

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Repealed
				10/11/95.
(b) The commission will
				send application materials, including the fee and bonding schedules, to a
				postsecondary educational institution requesting authorization to operate in this
				state.
(c) A complete application,
				including accompanying documents, appropriate fees under
				20 AAC 17.055, financial statements prepared in compliance
				with 20 AAC 17.060, and evidence of
				bonding or other security, must be received by the commission at least 90 days
				before the commission meeting at which the application is to be considered. Upon
				receipt of the completed application, the commission staff shall place the
				institution on applicant status for a period of up to one year. Commission staff
				shall inform the institution of the items missing from an incomplete application
				and will set a deadline for submitting those items.
(d) The commission staff shall review the
				application materials and, no later than 30 days after receiving them, shall
				notify the institution of any further documentation requirements.
(e) During the applicant status period, the
				commission will establish, as considered necessary, a date for on-site visitation
				and evaluation of the applicant institution.
(f) If it is determined, during either
				application review or on-site visitation, that the institution does not qualify
				for commission authorization or exemption, the commission will, in its
				discretion, either:
(1) deny authorization and
				notify the institution by certified mail of the denial and of the penalty
				provisions for operation without authorization; or
(2) issue a provisional authorization to
				operate, notify the institution of the reasons for the provisional status, and
				establish a time period, up to 12 months, during which the institution must
				satisfy requirements for a non-provisional authorization to operate.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.025 - Renewal of authorization to operate

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A request for
				renewal of an authorization to operate, including a completed application,
				accompanying documents, and the renewal fee under
				20 AAC 17.055, must be submitted, on forms provided by the
				commission, at least 90 days before the date on which the institution's current
				authorization is scheduled to expire.
(b) An institution must have enrolled students
				during its current authorization period or document pending enrollments for the
				upcoming period in order to be considered for renewal of an authorization to
				operate.
(c) The commission staff
				shall assess a fee of $250 for a renewal request submitted after a due date
				established in (a) of this section. The fee must be paid before a renewal request
				will be considered complete. An application that remains incomplete 10 business
				days after a due date established under (a) or this section shall be deferred to
				the next calendar quarter.
(d) An
				institution with an application that remains incomplete 10 business days after a
				due date established under (a) of this section may not operate other than under
				an approved teach-out arrangement until the commission approves a new initial
				application for authorization.
Authority:
AS
					 14.42.030
AS 14.48.050
AS 14.48.070
AS
					 14.48.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.030 - Application for agent's permit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) At least 90 days
				before the commission meeting at which a person wishes the person's application
				for an agent's permit to be considered, a person desiring to function as an agent
				in the state must apply to the commission for an agent's permit. The person must
				submit the application on forms provided by the commission.
(b) Upon receipt of the completed application,
				accompanying documents, appropriate fees, and evidence of bonding, the commission
				will review the materials and grant or deny an agent's permit to the applicant.
				The commission will notify the applicant in writing of its decision.
(c) An agent's permit is nontransferable and is
				issued for terms of between six months and two years. However, under no
				circumstances will the agent's permit remain valid beyond the expiration date of
				the authorization to operate for the institution which the agent represents if
				such authorization is required.
(d)
				For purposes of this section, an agent who is a bona fide employee of a
				postsecondary educational institution authorized to operate in this state or
				exempted from authorization, and who acts as an agent only in the scope of the
				agent's employment with the postsecondary educational institution, is exempt from
				the agent permit requirement of this section.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS
					 14.48.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.035 - Renewal of agent's permit

Current through May 31, 2024
An agent's permit must be renewed periodically. Requests for
				  renewal must be submitted on forms provided by the commission at least 90 days
				  before the expiration date of the permit.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS
					 14.48.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.040 - Status changes

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In the event of a change in senior
				management of an institution, a change in the mission, educational program, or
				program delivery methods of an institution, or a change of address of the school
				or any of its facilities, the institution and its agents shall notify the
				commission in writing of the change at least one calendar quarter before the
				effective date of the change or as soon as plans for change are known.
(b) A change described in (a) of this section,
				or any departure from program information specified in the institution's most
				recent authorization application must be approved by the commission before
				implementation, with the exception of a change in curriculum or instructional
				delivery method that is solely to conform with updates to previously approved
				instructional technologies or materials.
(c) An institution with an authorization to
				operate shall notify the commission before entering into contracts or
				negotiations related to sale of the institution. At least 30 days before the
				effective date of a change of ownership of an institution, the new owner shall
				submit a new application for authorization to operate. The completed application
				must include the required fee under
				20 AAC 17.055, evidence of bonding or other security issued
				in the name of the new owner, financial statements for the new owner, the
				documentation required for a request for renewal of authorization, a description
				of any changes to be made at the institution as a result of the change in
				ownership, the effective date of the change in ownership, and a statement of the
				assets and obligations that will be transferred. Upon determination that the
				application is complete, the commission staff shall place the application on the
				agenda for the next commission meeting. An institution that administers financial
				aid on behalf of the commission must have a change in ownership approved in order
				to be eligible to continue to administer that aid. Upon approval by the
				commission, the commission will issue to the institution an authorization to
				operate.
(d) In the event of a change
				of ownership for an institution that is authorized to participate in federal
				student aid programs under 20
				U.S.C. 1001 -
				1155 (Title IV of the Higher
				Education Act of 1965), the institution shall submit evidence of continued
				authorization by the secretary of the United States Department of Education,
				including copies of application materials submitted to the United States
				Department of Education for continued authorization after the change of
				ownership.
(e) For the purposes of
				this section, "ownership" means a controlling interest held by a person,
				including a partnership or corporation, in an educational institution.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS 14.48.060
AS
					 14.48.070
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.055 - Fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An institution shall pay the following
				fees:
(1) application fee for new authorization,
				$2,500;
(2) fee for renewal of
				authorization, three percent of average of the total annual tuition and fee
				receipts in the most recent authorization period, in an amount of at least $500,
				but no more than $2,500;
(3)
				application fee for approval required under
				20 AAC 17.040(b), $100;
(4) fee for a change of site or an additional
				site inspection, $500; and
(5)
				application fee under
				20 AAC 17.015(h), $100.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.060 - General operating standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to
				the minimum standards prescribed in
				AS
				14.48.060, an institution operating, or seeking
				authorization to operate, in Alaska shall adhere to the following general
				academic standards:
(1) an institution that
				offers postsecondary education at a noncredit, continuing-education level for
				which continuing-education units (CEUs) are awarded shall use the standard
				measure for a continuing-education unit, which is one unit for every 10 contact
				hours of participation in an organized continuing-education experience under
				responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction;
(2) an institution that offers postsecondary
				education for which credit is awarded shall meet the criteria for clock hour to
				credit hour conversion specified in
				34 C.F.R.
				600.2 and
				668.8(k);
(3) repealed 10/11/95;
(4) an institution that offers collegiate-level
				degrees of masters and beyond will be treated on a case-by-case basis and will be
				thoroughly studied and reviewed by the commission before an authorization
				decision is made;
(5) a postsecondary
				education institution that is not degree granting shall describe its programs in
				clock hours except as provided in this section; and
(6) an accredited postsecondary educational
				institution that does not grant a degree may describe its programs in either
				clock hours or in credit hours as long as the credit hours are measured according
				to the standards set by the accrediting agency.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.062 - Student outcomes reporting standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An institution
				shall submit with its request for renewal of authorization to operate under
				20 AAC 17.025, in a format provided by the commission, a
				report for each vocational education program offered, of the number of students
				who
(1) started the program;
(2) repealed 12/29/2010;
(3) repealed 12/29/2010;
(4) successfully completed the
				program;
(5) discontinued the
				program;
(6) were employed in the
				field of study within three months of completing the program;
(7) reported on the institution's exit survey
				that the program met expectations, and that they were satisfied overall with the
				institution.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.065 - Institutional and course names

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A postsecondary
				educational institution may not use any name, label, insignia, or designation
				which is misleading or deceiving with respect to the nature of the school, its
				accreditation, programs of instruction, or methods of instruction.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this
				section, a postsecondary educational institution may not use the term
				"university" or "college" in its name unless it is accredited and meets the
				following minimum standards, respectively:
(1) a
				postsecondary educational institution offering a baccalaureate degree, in more
				than one academic field area and a graduate degree in at least one academic field
				and having a dedication to research and the expansion of knowledge as one of its
				major institutional goals may use the term "university";
(2) a postsecondary educational institution
				offering a baccalaureate degree in at least one academic field area may use the
				term "college";
(3) a postsecondary
				educational institution offering associate degrees awarded by that institution
				may use the term "junior college" or "career college";
(4) a public postsecondary educational
				institution offering associate degrees may use the term "community college";
				and
(5) repealed 9/23/2006;
(6) a postsecondary institution not meeting (1)
				- (4) of this subsection, but whose use of the terms "college," "junior college,"
				"community college," or "university" has been approved by the commission before
				November 5, 1992 may continue to use the approved term.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.075 - Catalog or brochure

Current through May 31, 2024
An institution shall provide prospective students with a copy
				  of its catalog or brochure. The catalog or brochure must contain the following
				  information:
(1) the educational
				philosophy and objectives of the institution in clear, complete, and simply
				stated language, including measurable goals or outcomes;
(2) the date of publication and the time period
				for which the information contained is in effect;
(3) the name and address of the place of
				instruction and administrative office;
(4) the names and titles of the administrative
				and instructional staff;
(5) the
				admission policy and regulations, including prerequisites for
				enrollment;
(6) the policy and
				regulations regarding measurement of student progress, including
(A) the grading system of the
				institution;
(B) the minimum grades
				considered satisfactory;
(C) the
				conditions for a student's probationary status, suspension, dismissal, and
				readmission, and the consequences of a student's probationary status, suspension,
				dismissal, and readmission;
(D) a
				description of the related probationary period; and
(E) the conditions for reentrance for those
				students dismissed for unsatisfactory progress;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.080 - Educational credentials

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certificate or diploma may be issued to a
				student only upon successful completion of the published requirements of the
				course of study.
(b) An appropriate
				certificate or diploma may be issued for an individual subject or a combination
				of subjects completed.
(c) An
				institution shall issue an academic transcript of all credits or work completed
				upon written request by the student. An institution may withhold a transcript if
				the student is in default in payments on a financial obligation to the
				institution.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS
					 14.48.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.085 - Enrollment contract

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An institution shall provide each student
				enrolling in a noncollegiate program with an enrollment contract executed by both
				the student and the institution on or before the date the student begins any
				training or pays any nonrefundable deposit, tuition, or fees.
(b) The enrollment contract must include at
				least the following:
(1) the name and address of
				the institution;
(2) the name and
				description of each course of study, including the
(A) number of hours of classroom instruction,
				distance instruction, and homework;
(B) days and hours of attendance;
(C) date the student will begin instruction;
				and
(D) anticipated date of program
				completion;
(3) the total
				cost of the course of study, including charges for tuition, room and board,
				books, materials, supplies, and any other costs;
(4) a clear and conspicuous statement that the
				contract is a legally binding instrument when signed by the student and signed
				and accepted by the institution;
(5)
				a clear and conspicuous caption, "STUDENT'S RIGHT TO CANCEL" under which it is
				explained that the student has the right to cancel the enrollment contract with
				full refund of all tuition until the institution's close of business on the first
				day of instruction;
(6) the procedure
				for cancellation of the contract;
(7)
				a clear and conspicuous statement that the institution, as signatory of the
				enrollment contract, is subject to all claims and defenses of the student or the
				student's successors in interest, arising under the contract;
(8) a statement of the institution's refund
				policy, the conditions necessary for obtaining a refund, and the procedure
				required for obtaining a refund; and
(9) a complete listing of all payment options,
				including discount plans, if any, available to prospective students; the
				commission must be informed in writing of all those options; if tuition payment
				options include financial aid from the school or from third parties, the school
				must disclose its disbursement requirements; if the disbursement requirements do
				not appear in the contract, they must be published in the school
				catalog.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.090 - Supervisors and instructors

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An institution
				must have a designated supervisor who is directly responsible for the content and
				method of instruction, the selection, supervision, and evaluation of instructors,
				the organization of classes, maintenance of facilities and equipment, and
				maintenance of proper scholastic records.
(b) If an instructor is required by state or
				federal law to have a specific license to teach a course, the commission will
				also require the license. Regardless of whether an instructor's license is
				required by another agency, an instructor must possess at least one of the
				following qualifications:
(1) graduation from an
				accredited four-year college or university with a minimum of 24 semester hours in
				the subject area in which the person is employed to instruct; or
(2) at least two years of training or
				experience in the subject area in which the person is employed to
				instruct.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.095 - Facilities and equipment

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Upon request of the commission, an
				institution must provide a copy of the lease or rental agreement covering each
				facility used by the institution.
(b)
				Upon request of the commission, an institution must provide a detailed floor plan
				for each place of instruction, which includes dimensions, functional use, and
				numbers of students to be accommodated.
(c) Upon request of the commission, a school
				must provide an inventory of all equipment, instruments, and tools used by
				students. The inventory must be itemized according to each course of study and
				the subject or unit of instruction in which it is utilized, and must include
(1) the name of the manufacturer;
(2) the date of manufacture;
(3) the present estimated or market replacement
				value;
(4) the present condition;
				and
(5) a copy of the lease or rental
				agreement, if any, covering the equipment.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.100 - Health and safety

Current through May 31, 2024
Upon request of the commission, an institution shall provide
				  written evidence, from the appropriate authorities, indicating compliance with
				  requirements of local and state governments for health and safety. The commission
				  will, in its discretion, require, and the institution shall, if so directed,
				  arrange for local and state officials to make inspections of the premises as
				  necessary to determine compliance.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS
					 14.48.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.105 - Ownership and governance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An institution must have a plan of
				organization that is suited to its purpose, and shall submit a descriptive
				organizational chart at the time of application for authorization to
				operate.
(b) A corporation, or
				corporate subsidiary, must state in its application for authorization to operate,
				the name, address, and corporate title, if any, of every stockholder who has a
				beneficial interest of 10 percent or more as well as every stockholder who
				subsequently acquires a total beneficial interest of 10 percent or
				more.
(c) The commission may require
				evidence of satisfactory reputation of business and professional integrity for
				owners and senior management of the institution.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS
					 14.48.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.110 - Records

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An institution shall establish and maintain
				policies and procedures for a record-keeping system that includes a central
				repository for all records. Record-keeping systems, including computerized or
				electronic systems and the records in those systems, must contain sufficient
				detail and timeliness so that at any point in time the current status of each
				student account, including payment and charges, can be determined. The
				institution shall maintain and keep current an institutional financial
				record-keeping system sufficient for a third-party to determine the institution's
				financial soundness. All records shall be made available for inspection upon
				request from the commission. Unannounced inspections may be conducted as the
				commission considers necessary.
(b)
				Student records must include
(1) education or
				training received;
(2) entrance tests
				and other data received to determine the student's qualification for
				admission;
(3) name, address, and
				date of birth;
(4) date of
				enrollment, leaves of absence, withdrawals, and return dates, as
				applicable;
(5) veteran status, if
				any;
(6) an account ledger that
				reflects the student's balance, including debits, payments made, and refunds
				received, if applicable;
(7) purpose
				of enrollment;
(8) name of course or
				courses taken;
(9) schedule of
				classes and required hours of attendance;
(10) actual attendance with dates and hours
				present, excused absences, unexcused absences with hours made up, and leave of
				absence forms as approved by the commission and signed by the student and school
				official;
(11) grades earned in each
				unit of the course of study;
(12)
				evidence that the student has been informed regularly of grades and rate of
				progress in each course;
(13) final
				grade and date of completion or discontinuance of each course;
(14) date that the certificate or diploma was
				issued, and a copy of the certificate or diploma;
(15) if placement service is offered, placement
				efforts to employ the student, including place of employment or
				reemployment;
(16) date and
				identification of all courses added or dropped after initial
				enrollment;
(17) repealed
				12/31/2005;
(18) documentation of
				compliance with
				AS
				14.48.165(b); and
(19) legible copy of the government-issued
				photographic identification presented by the student for identity verification
				before enrollment.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.111 - Leaves of absence

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An institution allowing student leaves of
				absence is required to develop and publish a written leave of absence policy and
				leave of absence request form. The published policy must be made available to all
				prospective students before execution of their enrollment contract. At a minimum,
				the policy must establish
(1) the minimum and
				maximum leave of absence time periods;
(2) the types of allowable uses for a leave of
				absence;
(3) the effect of the leave
				of absence on the student's current enrollment and financial obligation to the
				institution;
(4) student
				responsibilities while on leave of absence;
(5) consequences of not returning at the
				designated end date of the leave of absence; and
(6) that the student must be in good academic
				standing in order to be approved for a leave of absence, unless institutional
				policy provides for the student to repeat the entire course, module, or program,
				as appropriate to the type of instruction and as approved by the commission, at
				no additional charge.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.115 - Tuition and refund policy

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant who
				is not accepted by an institution shall be given a refund of all tuition and fees
				paid. The student may be charged a non-refundable application fee. The
				application fee may not exceed $75.
(b) A deposit or downpayment may be required
				only if it is credited toward tuition.
(c) An institution shall acknowledge a
				student's cancellation or withdrawal, in writing, within five business days after
				receipt of notification.
(d) All
				refunds to a student must be made no later than 30 days after receipt of
				notification of the student's withdrawal or last recorded date of physical
				attendance, whichever is earlier.
(e)
				Repealed 12/29/2010.
(f) An
				institution shall provide a "cooling-off" period, which expires at the close of
				business on the first day of a student's scheduled attendance, and during which a
				student, upon submitting written notice to the institution, may cancel the
				enrollment contract and receive a 100 percent tuition refund, less any
				application fee.
(g) An institution
				must have a written policy for refunding tuition, fees, and other charges if a
				student withdraws or otherwise fails to complete the course of study. An
				institution may charge a student who withdraws or otherwise fails to complete the
				course of study, after the cooling off period in (f) of this section, a
				withdrawal fee, not to exceed $100. The institution's refund policy must provide,
				at a minimum, that
(1) the amount charged to a
				student for tuition, fees, and other charges for a portion of the course of study
				may not exceed a reasonable portion of the total charges for tuition, fees, and
				other charges;
(2) student refunds
				shall be computed from the last day of physical attendance; and
(3) time spent on an approved leave of absence
				may not be considered time in attendance for the purposes of determining a
				refund.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.117 - Closure of institution or cessation or change of program

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A vocational
				institution shall provide enrolled students at least 60 days' written notice of
				impending closure of the institution, cessation of a program, or substantial
				changes in a program of the type listed in (b) of this section. A collegiate
				institution shall provide enrolled students at least one complete academic year's
				notice of impending closure of the institution, cessation of a program, or
				substantial changes in a program of the type listed in (b) of this section. At
				the same time as it is required to notify students, the vocational or collegiate
				institution shall provide the commission with a copy of the written
				notice.
(b) No later than 30 days
				after an institution closes or ceases offering a program in which a student is
				enrolled, the institution shall provide full refunds of all tuition and other
				expenses paid to the institution by the student or other funding source on behalf
				of the student, unless it is able to provide a student with an alternative
				program, approved by commission staff, that is substantially equivalent as to
(1) program content;
(2) quality of instruction and
				equipment;
(3) period of
				program;
(4) accreditation
				status;
(5) credentials;
(6) accessibility;
(7) placement assistance;
(8) facility; and
(9) location, as compared to the location of
				the student's current institution.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.120 - False, deceptive, misleading, or unfair practices

Current through May 31, 2024
An institution and an agent of an institution may not engage in
				  an operating practice that is false, deceptive, misleading, or unfair. An
				  operating practice that is false, deceptive, misleading, or unfair includes, but
				  is not limited to
(1) the presentation
				of false, misleading, or fraudulent information to prospective students relating
				to the institution, or to employment opportunities or opportunities for
				enrollment in institutions of higher learning after entering into or completing
				courses offered by the institution;
(2) the refusal or failure by an agent to
				display the agent's permit upon demand of a prospective student, the commission
				or its representative, or any other interested person;
(3) the failure to maintain financial resources
				adequate for the satisfactory conduct of the courses of study offered; failure to
				maintain appropriate supplies, equipment, or facilities; or failure to retain a
				sufficient and qualified instructional and administrative staff;
(4) the payment of a commission or valuable
				consideration to a person for acts or services performed in violation of AS
				14.48;
(5) the misrepresentation to
				students or prospective students that the students are qualified, upon completion
				of a course, for admission to a professional examination under an occupational
				licensing statutory requirement;
(6)
				the encouragement of a student to enroll in courses of study when the institution
				knows that the student has not attained the prerequisite course, credit,
				experience, or skill;
(7) the
				enrollment of a student when it is reasonably obvious that the student is
				unlikely to successfully complete a program or is unlikely to qualify for
				employment in the field; and
(8) the
				arbitrary partitioning of a program into shorter classes or components for the
				purpose of circumventing the authorization requirements of AS 14.48 and this
				chapter.
Authority:
AS
					 14.42.030
AS 14.48.010
AS 14.48.050
AS
					 14.48.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.125 - Revocation, suspension, conditioning, or refusal of authorization

Current through May 31, 2024
The commission will, in its discretion, refuse to issue or
				  renew an authorization to operate, or will, in its discretion, initiate
				  proceedings to revoke, suspend, or condition an authorization to operate a
				  postsecondary institution if the institution
(1) violates a provision of AS 14.48 or a
				regulation adopted by the commission;
(2) furnishes false, misleading, or incomplete
				information to the commission, or fails to furnish information requested by the
				commission; or
(3) violates a
				commitment made in an application for a request for authorization to operate an
				institution.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS 14.48.060
AS 14.48.110
AS
					 14.48.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.130 - Formal complaints

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person claiming damage or loss under
				AS
				14.48.130 must file a signed formal written
				complaint on forms provided by the commission. The formal complaint must set out
				in detail
(1) the nature of the complaint and
				specific allegations;
(2) the
				documentation and other information to support the allegations;
(3) a description of the complainant's attempts
				to resolve the matter of the complaint with the institution;
(4) the outcome desired by the complainant;
				and
(5) justification under AS 14.48
				or this chapter for the desired outcome.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.135 - Informal complaints

Current through May 31, 2024
Complaints not in writing or not signed by the complainant are
				  informal complaints. The commission staff shall attempt to assist complainants in
				  resolving informal complaints by
(1)
				referring complainants to established institutional avenues for complaint
				resolution; and
(2) providing
				instructions for filing a formal, written, and signed complaint.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS
					 14.48.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.140 - Exceptions to complaints accepted

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The commission
				will file for the record, but will not take action on complaints that
(1) are filed more than six months after the
				end of the enrollment period to which the complaint refers, more than six months
				after the date an institution ceases operations, or more than six months after
				the complainant ceases to attend an institution, whichever date is
				earliest;
(2) do not allege
				violations of AS 14.48 or this chapter;
(3) are made anonymously; or
(4) at the time of filing, are the subject of a
				judicial proceeding.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 1 - Authorization to Operate and Agent's Permits › 20 AAC 17.145 - Complaint investigation process

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The commission
				staff shall determine the nature and scope of the investigation, based upon an
				objective and impartial analysis of the allegations, and examination of
(1) the seriousness of the allegations made by
				the complainant;
(2) the
				documentation provided in support of those allegations;
(3) responses to the complainant's attempts to
				resolve the issue through the school's grievance process; and
(4) the number of students potentially affected
				if a violation is determined.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 2 - Authorization to Operate as a University, College, Junior College, Community College, or Career College › 20 AAC 17.205 - Use of the terms university, college, junior college, community college, or career college

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An institution seeking to operate as a
				university, college, junior college, community college, or career college, must
				be accredited, must meet requirements for authorization under
				20 AAC 17.010 -
				20 AAC 17.145 and must meet the requirements of
				20 AAC 17.205 -
				20 AAC 17.250.
(b) An institution may use the terms
				"university," "college," "junior college," "community college," or "career
				college" as specified in
				20 AAC 17.065, only if the institution meets the standards
				required to offer the approved and appropriate degree programs as set out in
				20 AAC 17.205 -
				20 AAC 17.250.
Authority:
AS
					 14.42.030
AS 14.48.010
AS 14.48.020
AS 14.48.050
AS 14.48.060
AS
					 14.48.070
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 2 - Authorization to Operate as a University, College, Junior College, Community College, or Career College › 20 AAC 17.210 - General guidance for degree program criteria

Current through May 31, 2024
The commission will seek general guidance for the establishment
				  of minimum criteria for degree programs from the relevant and appropriate
				  regional and national centers and associations charged with developing standards
				  for higher education, as follows:
(1)
				guidance for associate degrees will be obtained from the most recent relevant
				policy statements of the American Association of Community Colleges
				(AACC);
(2) guidance for bachelor
				degree program criteria will be developed from the most recent policy statements
				of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and the
				American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers;
(3) criteria for graduate degree programs will
				be developed from the most recent policy statements of the Council of Graduate
				Schools;
(4) further guidance for all
				degree programs will be obtained from the most recent criteria of the Northwest
				Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS
					 14.48.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 2 - Authorization to Operate as a University, College, Junior College, Community College, or Career College › 20 AAC 17.215 - Mission statement

Current through May 31, 2024
An institution that offers a degree program must establish a
				  mission statement that is the result of active participation by both faculty and
				  administration and that clearly defines its measurable goals and objectives, so
				  that appropriate direction can be provided for all the educational
				  objectives.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS 14.48.060
AS
					 14.48.070
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions › Chapter 17 - Regulation of Postsecondary Educational Institutions › Article 2 - Authorization to Operate as a University, College, Junior College, Community College, or Career College › 20 AAC 17.220 - Governing board

Current through May 31, 2024
An institution that offers a degree program must have a
				  governing board that has the authority to carry out the mission of the
				  institution. At least a majority of the board members must have no contractual,
				  employment, or personal financial interest in the institution.
Authority:
AS
					 14.48.050
AS 14.48.060
AS
					 14.48.070