612.169 - “Institution of higher education” defined. - Nevada Statutes

612.169  “Institution of higher education” defined.  “Institution of higher education” means an educational institution which:

      1.  Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a high school or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate;

      2.  Is legally authorized within this State to provide a program of education beyond high school;

      3.  Provides an educational program for which it awards a Bachelor’s or higher degree, or provides a program which is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or offers a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation; and

      4.  Is a public or other nonprofit institution.

Ê For the purposes of this section, all colleges and universities of this State are institutions of higher education.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 1353; A 1977, 834)