Indiana § 21-18.5-2-12 "Postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution"

Indiana Statutes

§ 21-18.5-2-12 — "Postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution"

Indiana § 21-18.5-2-12

Title 21HIGHER EDUCATION

Art. 18.5ADMINISTRATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Ch. 2Definitions

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Ind. Code § 21-18.5-2-12 (2026).

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(a)"Postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution" means a degree granting and credit bearing institution that provides instructional or educational services or training, whether onsite, online, or through any combination of these or other instructional modalities, and is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or is seeking and progressing toward accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.

(b)The term does not include the following:

(1)An Indiana state educational institution or another Indiana educational institution established by law and financed in whole or in part by public funds.

(2)A postsecondary proprietary educational institution approved or regulated by

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(a) "Postsecondary credit bearing
proprietary educational institution" means a degree granting and credit
bearing institution that provides instructional or educational services
or training, whether onsite, online, or through any combination of these
or other instructional modalities, and is accredited by an accrediting
agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or is
seeking and progressing toward accreditation by an accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) An Indiana state educational institution or another Indiana
educational institution established by law and financed in whole
or in part by public funds.
(2) A postsecondary proprietary educational institution approved
or regulated by any other state regulatory board, agency, or
commission other than the board for proprietary education.
(3) An elementary or secondary school attended by students in
kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 and supported in whole or in
part by private tuition payments.
(4) Any educational institution or educational training that:
(A) is maintained or given by an employer or a group of
employers, without charge, for employees or for individuals the
employer anticipates employing;
(B) is maintained or given by a labor organization, without
charge, for its members or apprentices;
(C) offers exclusively instruction that is clearly
self-improvement, motivational, or avocational in intent
(including instruction in dance, music, or self-defense, and
private tutoring); or
(D) is a Montessori or nursery school.
(5) A privately endowed two (2) or four (4) year degree granting
institution that is regionally accredited and whose principal
campus is located in Indiana.
(6) Out-of-state public and nonprofit degree granting institutions
offering instructional or educational services or training in
Indiana.
(7) A religious institution that offers educational instruction or an
educational program of a clearly religious nature.