60.2-220 - Institution of higher education. - Virginia Statutes

§ 60.2-220. Institution of higher education.

"Institution of higher education," for the purposes of this title, means aneducational institution which:

1. Admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate ofgraduation from a high school, or the recognized equivalent of such acertificate;

2. Is legally authorized in this Commonwealth to provide a program ofeducation beyond high school;

3. Provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's or higherdegree, or provides a program which is acceptable for full credit toward sucha degree, a program of postgraduate or postdoctoral studies, or a program oftraining to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognizedoccupation;

4. Is a public or other nonprofit institution; and

5. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this subsection, allcolleges and universities in this Commonwealth are institutions of highereducation for purposes of this section.

(1971, Ex. Sess., c. 235, § 60.1-14.1; 1986, c. 480.)