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 ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 |
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accrediting agencies Administration proposes Administration's proposal agency or association aid programs amount application appropriate areas assistance authority award Basic Loan BEOG Bergen Community College black colleges Califano campus-based Chairman challenge grant Coalition Commissioner committee community and junior community colleges Congress cost criteria desegregation determine developing institutions dollars enrollment family contribution Federal Government fiscal FORD full-time equivalent funds going graduate grant money half-cost Higher Education Act Hispanic income increase institutional eligibility junior colleges language large numbers legislation loan program low-income students MICHAEL O'KEEFE million MoYÉ National Native American NDSL needs analysis Office of Education Orlans parents percent postsecondary education problem question reauthorization recommendations refund policies regulations requirements responsibility Sallie Mae Secretary Section SEOG set-aside specific SSIG student aid student financial aid Student Loan subcommittee testimony tion Title III program tuition uniform methodology VOIGT
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Page 282 - Administrator 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. (2) The term "academic year" means an academic year or its equivalent, as determined by the Administrator.
Page 291 - Secretary will publish a list in the FEDERAL REGISTER of the accrediting agencies and associations which he determines to be reliable authorities as to the quality of training offered by educational institutions or programs, either in a geographical area or in a specialized field.
Page 194 - institution of higher education" means an educational institution in any State which (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate...
Page 292 - The agency or association is national or regional in its scope of operations, (ii) The agency or association clearly defines in its charter, by-laws or accrediting standards the scope of its activities, including the geographical area and the types, and levels of institutions or programs covered.
Page 292 - This information may be supplemented by personal interviews or by review of the agency's facilities, records, personnel qualifications, and administrative management. Each agency listed will be reevaluated by the Commissioner at his discretion, but at least once every four years. No adverse decision will become final without affording opportunity for a hearing. (b) In view of the criteria set forth in § 149.6, it is unlikely that more than one association or agency will qualify for recognition (1)...
Page 293 - ... decision-making bodies. (ii) The agency or association publishes or otherwise makes publicly available: (A) The standards by which institutions or programs are evaluated; (B) The procedures utilized in arriving at decisions regarding the accreditation status of an institution or program; (C) The current accreditation status of institutions or programs and the date of the next currently scheduled review or reconsideration of accreditation; (D) The names and affiliations of members of its policy...
Page 291 - State" shall mean the several States, the District of Columbia, and Territories, and possessions of the United States. (b) "Federal agency...
Page 292 - The agency or association has the administrative personnel and procedures to carry out its operations in a timely and effective manner. (ii) The agency or association defines its fiscal needs, manages its expenditures, and has adequate financial resources to carry out its operations, as shown by an externally audited financial statement. (iii) The agency's or association's fees, if any, for the accreditation process do not exceed the reasonable cost of sustaining and improving the process. (iv) The...
Page 291 - ... recognition to a school, institute, college, university, or specialized program of study which meets certain established qualifications and educational standards, as determined through initial and periodic evaluations. The essential purpose of the accreditation process is to provide a professional judgement as to the quality of the educational institution or program(s) offered, and to encourage continual improvement thereof; "Adverse accrediting action...
Page 247 - Commissioner to determine the amount of the payment which he must make with respect to that loan ; (B) include such other provisions as may be necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States...