West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 133 - Higher Education Policy Commission › Title 133 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY COMMISSION › Series 133-35 - Correspondence, Business, Occupational, And Trade Schools › Section 133-35-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. Accredited
				School
A school that is accredited by a regional or national
				  accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States Department of
				  Education.
2.2. Associate
				Degree
A degree that may be awarded by accredited schools pursuant
				  to a program of not less than two (2) academic years as authorized by W. Va.
				  Code §
									18B-3-5.
2.3. Commission
The Higher Education Policy Commission.
2.4. Campus
A permanent facility where instruction takes place, or a
				  facility where courses are taught for more than ten (10) days per calendar
				  year.
2.5. Chancellor
The Chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy
				  Comission or his or her designee.
2.6. Correspondence School
An educational organization which, for a consideration,
				  profit, or tuition, teaches or instructs in any subject that prepares an
				  individual for employment solely through the medium of correspondence between
				  the student and the school, and by which the school transmits to or exchanges
				  matter with the student via printed material, video tapes, cassette tapes,
				  telecommunications, or other means.
2.7. Financially Sound
Meeting two of the following: a current ratio of at least 1:1
				  regarding total current assets compared to total current liabilities, positive
				  total equity, or current year profitability.
2.8. Immediate Family
Spouse, parent, sibling, child, or grandchild.
2.9. Ownership Change
When the change of ownership results in a change in control
				  of the school outside the immediate family.
2.10. Person
Any individual, group of individuals, partnership,
				  association, organization, business, trust, corporation, or other business
				  entity.
2.11. Business,
				Occupational, or Trade School
An institution, organization, or entity no matter how titled,
				  maintaining or conducting classes or instruction for a consideration,
				  remuneration, or tuition, designed to prepare an individual for employment or
				  enhance employment skills.
2.12. Representative
Any person representing a school, whether such school is
				  located within or outside of the State of West Virginia, or acting as an agent,
				  solicitor, procurer, broker, or independent contractor to produce students or
				  enrollees for any such school by solicitation in any form at any place in this
				  state.
2.13. School
Business, occupational, trade, or correspondence
				  school.
2.14. Specialized
				Associate Degree
Degree that may be awarded by accredited schools pursuant to
				  a degree program of not less than two (2) academic years.
2.15. State
The State of West Virginia.
2.16. Terms
Regularly established divisions of the academic school year,
				  each with an established starting and ending date, which is normally referred
				  to as modules, quarters, trimesters, or semesters.