Indiana Office for Career and Technical Schools

Provide important web links:

• Home Page web link  https://www.in.gov/dwd/career-training-adult-ed/octs/
• Statutes and Regulations Page web link  https://www.in.gov/dwd/career-training-adult-ed/octs/#tab-665625-2-OCTS_Documents___Forms
• Authorization Information Page web link  https://www.in.gov/dwd/career-training-adult-ed/octs/#tab-665625-6-Authorization
• Application Information Page web link  https://www.in.gov/dwd/career-training-adult-ed/octs/#tab-665625-6-Authorization
• Renewal Information Page web link  https://in.accessgov.com/dwd/Forms/Page/octs/annual-application/1

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
____     Private, in-state, not-for-profit degree granting institutions
____     Private, out-of-state, not-for-profit degree granting institutions
____     Private, in-state, for-profit degree granting institutions
____     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
_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.

_X___ Institution

_____ Program

_____ Both

Clarifying comments:

OCTS Authorization is defined by Indiana Code (IC 22-4.1-21-2) as a formal determination by the department that a:

1.  Noncredit bearing; and
2. Nondegree granting.

Postsecondary proprietary educational institution may offer courses or training in Indiana.

•   OCTS provides authorization at the institutional level and does not provide program or curriculum approval.

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

If an institution offers education and/or training entirely online from any owned or leased location—whether in‑state or out‑of‑state—and intends to advertise its programs or actively recruit students within Indiana, it is required to seek authorization from OCTS.