Private Vocational Training Institution [Education] Law and Legal Definition
According to 34 CFR 400.4 (b) [Title 34 – Education; Subtitle B -- Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education; Chapter IV -- Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of Education; Part 400 -- Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs -- General Provisions], the term private vocational training institution means “a business or trade school, or technical institution or other technical or vocational school, in any State, that --
(1) Admits as regular students only persons who have completed or left elementary or secondary school and who have the ability to benefit from the training offered by the institution;
(2) Is legally authorized to provide, and provides within that State, a program of postsecondary vocational or technical education designed to fit individuals for useful employment in recognized occupations;
(3) Has been in existence for two years or has been specially accredited by the Secretary as an institution meeting the other requirements of this definition; and
(4) Is accredited --
(i) By a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association listed by the Secretary;
(ii) If the Secretary determines that there is no nationally recognized accrediting agency or association qualified to accredit schools of a particular category, by a State agency listed by the Secretary; or
(iii) If the Secretary determines that there is no nationally recognized or State agency or association qualified to accredit schools of a particular category, by an advisory committee appointed by the Secretary and composed of persons specially qualified to evaluate training provided by schools of the category. The committee shall prescribe the standards of content, scope, and quality that must be met by those schools and shall also determine whether particular schools meet those standards.”
Legal Definition list
- Private Vocational Training Institution [Education]
- Private Vessel
- Private Trustee
- Private Trust
- Private Track [Transportation]
- Private Voluntary Organization
- Private Way Appurtenant
- Private Wrong
- Private Zoning
- Private-Attorney-General Doctrine
- Privatization
