Connecticut Office of Higher Education

Provide important web links:

• Home Page web link   https://portal.ct.gov/ohe?language=en US/
• Statutes and Regulations Page web link
  • Statutes Page
  • Regulations Page
• Authorization Information Page web link  https://portal.ct.gov/ohe/for-institutions?language=en_US
• Application Information Page web link  https://portal.ct.gov/ohe/knowledge-base/articles/for-institutions/authorization-for-out-of-colleges-and-universities?language=en_US
• Renewal Information Page web link  https://portal.ct.gov/ohe/knowledge-base/articles/for-institutions/authorization-for-out-of-colleges-and-universities?language=en_US

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
__X__    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
__X__    Religious institutions
_____    Tribally-controlled institutions
__X__    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:

The Office of Higher Education seeks to advance the promise of postsecondary education for all state residents, and to advocate on behalf of students, taxpayers, and the postsecondary schools and colleges which fall under its purview. The Office carries out its mission by assuring that students have access to postsecondary institutions which meet the highest standards of academic quality, by administering the state’s student financial aid programs, and by serving as an information and consumer protection resource.

Key state responsibilities, in addition to student financial aid administration, include the authorization of Connecticut’s independent colleges and universities (programmatic and institutional; non-profit and for-profit), authorization of in-state academic programs offered by out-of-state institutions, regulation of more than 150 postsecondary career schools and operation of the Alternate Route to Certification. The Office also serves as the portal agency in the administration of CT-SARA. Major federal responsibilities include AmeriCorps and Veterans Program Approval.

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

Yes

Clarifying comments

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