24 Pa. Stat. § 20-2001-H

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92

Section 20-2001-H - Definitions

The following words and phrases when used in this Article shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"College Navigator website." The College Navigator website or its successor website operated by the United States Department of Education and required pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1015A (relating to transparency in college tuition for consumers).

"Department." The Department of Education of the Commonwealth.

"Graduation rates." The percentages of full-time undergraduate students enrolled for credit toward a degree, diploma, certificate or other formal credential who are awarded a degree, diploma or certificate within each of the following:

(1) 100% of the normal completion time for the student's program.

(2) 125% of the normal completion time for the student's program.

(3) 150% of the normal completion time for the student's program.

"Institution of higher education." The term includes any of the following:

(1) A community college operating under Article XIX-A.

(2) A university within the state system of higher education.

(3) The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, Lincoln University or any other institution designated as state-related by the Commonwealth.

(4) The Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.

(5) A college established under Article XIX-G.

(6) An institution of higher education located in and incorporated or chartered by the Commonwealth and entitled to confer degrees as set forth in 24 Pa.C.S. § 6505 (relating to power to confer degrees) and as provided for by the standards and qualifications prescribed by the State Board of Education under 24 Pa.C.S. Ch. 65 (relating to private colleges, universities and seminaries).

(7) A private school licensed under the act of December 15, 1986 ( P.L. 1585, No.174), known as the Private Licensed Schools Act.

(8) A foreign corporation approved to operate an educational enterprise under 22 Pa. Code Ch. 36 (relating to foreign corporation standards).

"Mandatory fee." A charge imposed by an institution of higher education to all of the institution's students, irrespective of their course or admission status, for enrollment or attendance for items not covered by tuition, room or board fees.

"Net tuition and fees." The average total cost of attendance minus the average amount of grant or scholarship aid awarded to a first-time, full-time undergraduate student enrolled for credit toward a degree, diploma, certificate or other formal credential from the federal government, the Commonwealth or the institution of higher education.

"Online student portal." A secured internal internet service administered by an institution of higher education on which a student of the institution of higher education can access personal academic, financial or other information related to attending the institution of higher education.

"PHEAA." The Pennsylvania Higher education Assistance Agency.

"Retention rate." The percentage of first-year, full-time undergraduate students enrolled for credit toward a degree, diploma, certificate or other formal credential who continue to be enrolled at an institution of higher education in the following school year.

"School entity." A school district, intermediate unit, area career and technical school, charter school, cyber charter school, or regional charter school.

"Total debt." The average per-student cumulative principal borrowed from a loan program, including federal and state loan programs, institutional loans and private alternate loans made by a bank or lender.

24 P.S. § 20-2001-H

Amended by P.L. (number not assigned at time of publication) 2024 No. 69,§ 6, eff. 7/17/2024.

Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 76, § 58, eff. 12/30/2019.

Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 39, § 16, eff. 7/1/2018.