385.102 - Higher Education Student Loan Program: “Institution of higher education” defined. - Nevada Statutes

385.102  Higher Education Student Loan Program: “Institution of higher education” defined.  As used in NRS 385.104, “institution of higher education” means an educational institution which:

      1.  Admits as regular students only persons having received a certificate of graduation from high school, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or those approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for training at a vocational-technical level;

      2.  Is authorized to provide a program of education beyond high school;

      3.  Awards a bachelor’s degree or a 2-year degree or certificate of graduation or a certificate of completion of a program beyond high school;

      4.  Is an institution with full approval of the State of Nevada or the United States Department of Education; and

      5.  Has recognized accreditation.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 1182; A 1979, 1567; 1983, 133)