2012 California Codes
EDC - Education Code
TITLE 3 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000 - 101060]
DIVISION 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART 40 - DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions
ARTICLE 1 - Definitions
Section 66010
(a) Public higher education consists of (1) the California Community Colleges, (2) the California State University, and each campus, branch, and function thereof, and (3) each campus, branch, and function of the University of California.
(b) As used in this part, “independent institutions of higher education” are those nonpublic higher education institutions that grant undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, or both, and that are formed as nonprofit corporations in this state and are accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(c) No provision of this part is intended to regulate, subsidize, or intrude upon private education, including, but not limited to, independent educational institutions and religious schools, nor to vary existing state law or state constitutional provisions relating to private education.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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