Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) These
rules shall apply to all private postsecondary career schools,
including entities that act as a school, except for:
(1) Schools authorized to grant
degrees pursuant to RSA 292;
(2) Schools licensed by a state
agency other than the postsecondary education commission;
(3) Schools operated by a business
organization exclusively for the training of that business' own
employees and at no charge to its employees;
(4) Schools offering noncredit
courses exclusively for avocational purposes, as determined by the
executive director during the application procedure per
Pos 1103.01, in
consultation with the postsecondary education commission;
(5) Schools directly supported,
entirely or partly, by the state of New Hampshire;
(6) Noncredit courses or programs
sponsored by recognized trade, business, or professional
organizations solely for the instruction of their members that do not
prepare or qualify individuals for employment in any occupation or
trade, unless otherwise determined by the executive director during
the application procedure per
Pos 1103.01, in
consultation with the postsecondary education commission;
(7) Schools that offer programs and
courses exclusively on federal military installations;
(8) Companies, individuals, or
other legal entities that offer training at seminars or conferences,
if either of the following criteria is met:
a.The conference or seminar does
not exceed 2 days; or
b.The attendee receiving the
training is not awarded any form of a certificate, diploma, or
courseware for having received the training;
(9) Vendors that offer incidental
training associated with the purchase of a product from said vendor,
if the training is to familiarize the purchaser with its use and the
purchaser is not awarded any form of a certificate or diploma for
having received the training;
(10) A person with fewer than 5
students per calendar year; and
(11) An individual or facility
training students under 14 CFR part 91 or 14 CFR part 141, or
receiving flight or ground instruction required by the Federal
Aviation Administration.
(b) All private postsecondary
career schools shall make application to the director in accordance
with Part 1103.
(c)
Individual branches of a school shall have a separate
license.
(d) Modeling
schools or agencies that provide training to their clients shall meet
the requirements of this chapter.
(e) Licenses are not
transferable.
(f) A
license shall be issued for each location. The licensing approval
letter shall specify the courses or programs that the school is
authorized to offer, the sites at which these courses or programs may
be offered, and the certificates and diploma that the school is
authorized to award.
(g)
Each school shall prominently display its license and a list of
approved programs/courses at its place of business.
(h) No school shall divide or
structure a program of instruction or educational service to avoid
the application of any provision of these regulations.
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Pos
1100) #6398, eff 12-16-96 (formerly
Pos 1401.01); ss by
#8221, eff 12-16-04 (formerly
Pos 1101.01
)
