North Carolina Community College System-Office of Proprietary Schools

Provide important web links:

• Home Page web link – https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/about-us/state-board/state-board-of-proprietary-schools/
• Statutes and Regulations Page web link – https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_115D/Article_8.html
• Authorization Information Page web link no link provided
• Application Information Page web link – https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/about-us/state-board/state-board-of-proprietary-schools/potential-owners/
• 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
____ 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
____ 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:

The Office of Proprietary Schools acts as the administrative body of the State Board of Proprietary Schools. The State Board of Proprietary Schools is under the North Carolina Community College System. The State Board of Community Colleges licenses proprietary schools upon the recommendation of the State Board of Proprietary Schools. Proprietary Schools are regulated pursuant to N.C.G.S. Article 8, Chapter 115D and Title 2 of the State Board of Community Colleges Code.

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. A physical presence is required for North Carolina proprietary school licensing

Clarifying comments

No. A physical presence is required for North Carolina proprietary school licensing.