Colorado Division of Private Occupational Schools

Provide important web links:

• Home Page web link https://cdhe.colorado.gov/about-us/division-of-private-occupational-schools    
• Statutes and Regulations Page web link https://cdhe.colorado.gov/laws-regulations 
• Authorization Information Page web link https://cdhe.colorado.gov/school-forms 
• Application Information Page web link https://cdhe.colorado.gov/school-forms 
• Renewal Information Page web link https://cdhe.colorado.gov/school-forms 

What types of institutions are subject to this agency’s authority? Indicate the types of institutions that your agency authorizes.

• Note: Some agencies may refer to out-of-state public institutions as “private colleges” in their law.  If this is the case for your agency, please select “public, out-of-state degree granting institutions” for purposes of this Guide so that the out-of-state public institution will find appropriate information.
• Note: If your agency is a coordinating board, your agency may have one division with some authority such as program approval over in-state public institutions that are established per statute, which is structured differently than another division of your agency with state authorization authority over non-public institutions that they “license” pursuant to different statute(s).

_____    Public, in-state degree granting institutions
_____    Public, out-of-state degree granting institutions
__X__   Private, in-state, not-for-profit degree granting institutions
__X__   Private, out-of-state, not-for-profit degree granting institutions
__X__   Private, in-state, for-profit degree granting institutions
__X__   Private, out-of-state, for-profit degree granting institutions
_____   Public, in-state, non-degree granting institutions
_____   Public, out-of-state, non-degree granting institutions
__X__   Non-degree, not-for profit institutions
__X__   Non-degree, for-profit institutions
_____   Religious institutions
_____   Tribally-controlled institutions
_____   Federal Institutions
_____   Municipal institutions

Does your agency authorize specific academic programs offered by institutions, only institutions themselves, or both?

• For example, an agency may require an institution apply for licensure for institutional approval and also require the institution to apply for specific program(s) approval.

____ Institution

_____ Program

__X__ Both

Clarifying comments:

“Private Occupational School” or “school” defined as any entity or institution for profit or not for profit located within or without this state that offers educational credentials or educational services that constitute occupational education in this state and that is not specifically exempt from the provisions of this article 64.

“Degree” applies to Associate degree.

A program can only be approved by the Board for approved institutions

Does your agency require exclusively online offerings offered by out-of-state institutions to be authorized?

• Meaning as example, the state regulates an out-of-state institution for merely enrolling a student into a distance education program
• Meaning as example, a solely online program that does not have any internships and practicums

Only for out-of-state institutions offering purely online programs AND actively soliciting, recruiting, and/or enrolling Colorado residents as students.

Clarifying comments

For out-of-state institutions offering purely online programs AND actively soliciting, recruiting, and/or enrolling Colorado residents as students.