Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and Related Measures: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session ....

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Page 144 - For purposes of this subsection, the Commissioner shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations which he determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered. (c) The term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education.
Page 89 - American Association of community and Junior Colleges American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Council on Education Association of American universities Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
Page 144 - Education is a basic right for all persons of all age groups. It is continuous and henceforth one of the ways of enabling older people to have a full an'd meaningful life and a means of helping them develop their potential as a resource for the betterment of society.
Page 424 - ... by reason of deprived educational, cultural, or economic background, or physical handicap, are in need of such services to assist them to initiate, continue, or resume their postsecondary education.
Page 207 - ... individuals upon whom the student relies primarily for support and will make an appropriate review of the assets of the student and of such individuals; (c) Provide that the institution, in cooperation with other institutions of higher education where appropriate, will make vigorous efforts to identify qualified youths of exceptional financial need and encourage them to continue their education beyond secondary school...
Page 321 - ... grant, except that such period shall not exceed four academic years less any such period with respect to which the recipient has previously received payments under this part pursuant to a prior...
Page 321 - ... who is because of his particular circumstances determined by the institution to need an additional year to complete a course of study normally requiring four academic years, such period may be extended for not more than one additional academic year. (2) A supplemental...
Page 274 - ... 12 semester hours or 18 quarter hours per academic year for institutions which measure progress in terms of credit hours but which do not utilize semester, trimester, or quarter systems; or (iii) 12 clock hours per week for institutions which utilize clock hours to measure progress.
Page 247 - ... that student is maintaining satisfactory progress in the course of study he is pursuing, according to the standards and practices of the institution...
Page 423 - Bound is a pre-college preparatory program designed to generate the skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond high school among young people from low- income backgrounds and inadequate secondary school preparation.

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