Ohio Revised Code Search

... master's, or doctoral degree program unless it has received a certificate of authorization from the Ohio board of regents and program authorization from the state board of career colleges and schools. (2) No institution receiving a certificate of registration after July 28, 1989, shall call itself a "university" unless it meets all of the following conditions: (a) It also holds an equivalent certificate issued b...

...ied by the required fee. Fees submitted under this section are not returnable even if approval or renewal is denied. (B) Fee schedules for the issuance and renewal of certificates of registration, for the issuance and renewal of program authorization, for issuance and renewal of agent's permits, and for any other service specified by the board shall be established by rule adopted by the state board. The fee for a on...

...reer colleges and schools for a new student disclosure course fee. No college or school shall charge a student for the fee paid under this section, either directly or through any increase in fees or tuition charged to a student to pay the disclosure course fee.

...sh, a certificate of deposit, letter of credit, or government bonds in the amount established by the board. The deposit is subject to the same terms and conditions as are provided for in the surety bond required herein. Any interest or earnings on such deposits are payable to the depositor.

...istered by the state board of career colleges and schools from prepaid tuition loss for the academic term due to a school closure. The authority shall consist of five members as follows: the executive director of the state board of career colleges and schools, the executive director of the Ohio association of career colleges and schools, the treasurer of state or the treasurer of state's designee, a member of the s...

...ts made under this section shall be deposited into the fund.

...nvestment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The treasurer of state shall disburse money from the fund on order of the chairperson of the student tuition recovery authority or the chairperson's designee. All moneys and other assets acquired by the authority shall be held in trust to carry out its powers and duties and shall be used and reused to provide for the services described in this chapter.

...lf of students who are determined eligible by the authority; (D) Reduce contributions to or utilize excess money in the fund, as provided in division (C) of section 3332.085 of the Revised Code.

... pay into the student tuition recovery fund in the following amounts: (1) Schools initially registered or sold on or after July 28, 1989, for the first five payments $500; (2) Any other school, according to its prior year's tuition receipts: Up to $400,000 $ 200 $400,001 to $700,000 400 $700,001 to $1,000,000 800 Over $1,000,000 1,000 Checks shall be made payable to the student tu...

...y, or opportunities for enrollment in accredited institutions of higher education after entering or completing programs offered by the holder of a certificate of registration; (7) Failure to provide or maintain premises or equipment for offering programs in a safe and sanitary condition; (8) Refusal by an agent to display the agent's permit upon demand of a prospective student or other interested person; (9) Fa...

...he board or its designee may conduct on-site inspections and reviews of a school and its courses of instruction. The board shall conduct such visits and reviews, including visits without prior notice to the schools, as necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter. All books, records, and files of a school shall be open for inspection by the board, its designees, or staff during on-site inspections, or whenever r...

...ermined by the state board of career colleges and schools to be ineligible under such section because the program in which the student is enrolled does not lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree, shall be liable to the state for the amount specified in section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. The state board of career colleges and schools shall suspend the certificate of registration of a school receiving money un...

...licit students therefor in this state unless the individual is an employee of the school. Any individual whose primary duty, whether on or off school premises, is to solicit prospective students shall first secure a permit as an agent from the state board of career colleges and schools. If the agent represents more than one school, a separate permit shall be obtained for each school represented by the agent. An agent...

... of section 3332.10 of the Revised Code until such time as such determination is made.

...a result of any investigation conducted under division (A) or (D) of section 3332.091 of the Revised Code, the board determines it is probable violations were committed, the board shall hold informal conferences in the same manner as provided in section 3332.091 of the Revised Code with an agent believed to be in violation of one or more of the above conditions. If after sixty days these conferences fail to eliminate...

...er relief to which any plaintiff may be entitled.

... or administering such program if the agent of such person was not the holder of an agent's permit as required by section 3332.10 of the Revised Code at the time he negotiated the contract for or sold the program.

... 3332.05 of the Revised Code. Any representation contrary to this section or tending to imply that a permit issued pursuant to sections 3332.10 and 3332.11 of the Revised Code constitutes such approval is misrepresentation within the meaning of this chapter.

...Consumer transactions entered into with schools subject to this chapter are subject to Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "consumer transaction" has the same meaning as in section 1345.01 of the Revised Code.

...the state board, a plan to preserve student records indefinitely if the college or school is to cease operations. The plan shall include the designation and signed confirmation of an official custodian of student records. If the state board determines it necessary, the the state board may require a college or school to produce an executed agreement with the designated custodian of student records, paid in full, to en...

...d Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a permit issued pursuant to this chapter.

...lowing, as elected by the student: (1) Credit tuition and fee charges toward a subsequent academic term in an amount that is one hundred per cent of what the student paid the institution for the academic term in which the student withdraws; (2) Refund tuition and fees paid for the academic term, provided the student withdraws before the withdraw date established by the institution. The refund shall equal one hundre...

...lowing: (1) Verification of current accreditation status and a copy of the most recent institutional report from the school's accrediting organization; (2) A plan to preserve student records indefinitely in the event of closure of the school or discontinuation of service. The plan shall include a method by which students and alumni of the school may retrieve student records by request. The plan also shall include...

... post on each online degree program web site it maintains that it utilizes an online program manager for services. The career college or school shall require the online program manager to identify itself when providing services to students. (D) A career college or school shall not permit an online program manager to control, make decisions regarding, administer, or disburse student financial aid.

...form or, if the school has a secure web site, in electronic form. (C) On receipt of an application for residence in on-campus student housing, a school subject to this chapter shall do both of the following: (1) Inform the student of the disclosure requirement; (2) Provide the student in either written or, if the school has a secure web site, electronic form the meningitis and hepatitis B vaccination status statem...