ORS 345.325 Minimum standards; rules

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall adopt by rule minimum standards for the licensing of career schools under ORS 345.010 to 345.340 that are reasonably calculated to ensure that:

The quality and content of each course or program of instruction can achieve its stated objective;

The facilities, instructional equipment and materials are sufficient to enable students to achieve the program goals and are adequate for the purposes of the program;

The directors, administrators and instructors are properly qualified;

Prior to an applicant signing an enrollment agreement, the school provides the applicant with a catalog or brochure that includes an accurate description of the program for which the applicant is enrolling, total costs of tuition and fees and other information specified by rule;

Upon satisfactory completion of instruction and training, the student is given appropriate educational credentials;

Adequate records and standard transcripts are maintained;

The career school is maintained and operated in compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws;

The career school is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments to students;

Neither the career school nor its agents engage in advertising, sales, collection, credit or other practices of any type which are unlawful under ORS 646.608;

The directors, administrators, supervisors and instructors of the school are of good reputation and character, except that a school shall not be issued a notice for corrective action or a license shall not be denied, suspended or revoked because a faculty member has been convicted of a crime except as authorized under ORS 670.280;

Any student housing owned, maintained or approved by the career school is appropriate, safe and adequate;

The school has a written placement assistance plan; and

A license application from a new school or an application for approval of a new program from an existing school shall include labor market information that identifies the need for the new school or program.