Delaware Department of Education Higher Education Office

Provide important web links:

• Home Page web link  https://education.delaware.gov/   
• Statutes and Regulations Page web link  https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/200/292.shtml#TopOfPage
• Authorization Information Page web link  https://education.delaware.gov/community/higher-ed-authorizations/
• Application Information Page web link  https://education.delaware.gov/community/higher-ed-authorizations/#:~:text=an%20application.-,DDOE%20Approval,-Institutions%20that%20are
• Renewal Information Page web link  https://education.delaware.gov/community/higher-ed-authorizations/#:~:text=an%20application.-,DDOE%20Approval,-Institutions%20that%20are

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).

_X___   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
_X___   Public, in-state, non-degree granting institutions
_X___   Public, out-of-state, non-degree granting institutions
_____    Non-degree, not-for profit institutions
_____    Non-degree, for-profit institutions
_X___   Religious institutions
_X___   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:

No response provided

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

Yes

Clarifying comments

DDOE requires all schools offering programs to Delaware residents to hold a certificate of approval or participate in reciprocity via SARA.