Mississippi Commission of Proprietary School and College Registration

Provide important web links:

• Home Page web link   https://www.mccb.edu/offices/proprietary-schools
• Statutes and Regulations https://www.mccb.edu/regulations-and-guidelines
• Authorization Information Page web link no link provided
• Application Information https://www.mccb.edu/cpscr-application-process
• Renewal Information Page web link no link provided

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
__X__    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

_____ Both

Clarifying comments:

The Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration (CPSCR) is responsible for the administration of the Mississippi Proprietary School and College Registration Law, Title 75, Chapter 60, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.  CPSCR serves as the state approval and licensing authority for proprietary schools offering vocational/occupational/technical post-secondary education.

CPSCR does not authorized any institutions offering academic programs, only vocational/technical/occupational programs.

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

No

Clarifying comments

Any institution not based in the State of Mississippi, whether or not it offers instruction to residents of Mississippi only over the Internet, is determined to need a Certificate of Registration issued by the Commission to offer postsecondary instruction in the State if they engage in at least one of the following activities:

1. The institution maintains a telephone number with a Mississippi area code;
2. The institution maintains a postal address with a Mississippi zip code;
3. The institution markets and/or recruits Mississippi students via any means of media which originates in Mississippi;
4. The institution maintains an Internet URL which originates in Mississippi or utilizes an ISP which is based in Mississippi;
5. The institution provides payment reportable for income tax purposes via either a W-2 or Form 1099 to any individual resident of the State for any purpose associated with the institution’s Mississippi students.