CODE OF VIRGINIA

INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION (§ 60.2-220)

“Institution of higher education,” for the purposes of this title,
means an educational institution which:

   1.  Admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of
   graduation from a high school, or the recognized equivalent of such a
   certificate;

   2.  Is legally authorized in this Commonwealth to provide a program of
   education beyond high school;

   3.  Provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor’s or
   higher degree, or provides a program which is acceptable for full credit
   toward such a degree, a program of postgraduate or postdoctoral studies, or a
   program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized
   occupation;

   4.  Is a public or other nonprofit institution; and

   5.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this subsection, all
   colleges and universities in this Commonwealth are institutions of higher
   education for purposes of this section.

HISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 235, § 60.1-14.1; 1986, c. 480.