El 29 de octubre de 2010, el Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos dio a conocer las nuevas regulaciones de identidad de programas académicos, basados en el Higher Education Opportunity Act - 2008. Para las universidades que ofrecen cursos en línea es necesario adquirir una autorización de las agencias que regulan la educación en cada estado en que ofrezcan servicio. Esta autorización es necesaria para mantener la elegibilidad de cada estudiante para recibir ayudas federales como por ejemplo las ayudas económicas. Todas las instituciones que ofrezcan cursos en línea tienen hasta el 1ro de julio de 2014 para obtener dichas aprobaciones. Antes de esta fecha es requerido que todas las instituciones demuestren, en buena fe, que están haciendo los arreglos pertinentes para cumplir con los requerimientos de cada estado en el cual ofrezcan servicios.
Para esto las instituciones que ofrezcan cursos en línea deben:
Cumplir con cualquier requerimiento de aprobación o licenciamiento de cada estado en el que opere y ser aprobado por ese estado por nombre.
Proveer a cada estudiante o futuro estudiante la información de contacto necesaria en donde pueda someter una queja formal con las agencia pertinentes de cada estado. Este punto no fue suspendido por la corte por lo que las instituciones deben proveer esta información a los estudiantes a partir del 1ro de julio de 2011.
El Recinto de Ponce, en cumplimiento con las normativas federales, es una institución participante de las iniciativas del State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). Esta información se encuentra en el listado de instituciones afiliadas bajo el National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. A continuación, se presenta un listado de las distintas agencias acreditadoras y gubernamentales que regulan la educación en cada estado en donde nuestros estudiantes pueden estar residiendo.
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Alabama Commission on Higher Education |
Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education |
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Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education |
Alaska Office of Attorney General, Consumer Protection Unit |
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Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education |
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State Board of Private Career Education |
Higher Education Coordinating Board, |
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California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education |
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Colorado Department of Higher Education |
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Connecticut Office of Financial and Academic |
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection |
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Delaware Higher Education Office |
Delaware Attorney General |
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District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education |
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Florida Commission for Independent Education |
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Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission |
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Hawaii State Board of Education |
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Idaho State Board of Education |
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Illinois Board of Higher Education |
Illinois Attorney General, Consumer Fraud Bureau |
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Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education |
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Iowa Student Aid Commission |
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Kansas Board of Regents |
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Kentucky Board of Proprietary Education |
Office of the Attorney General |
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Louisiana Attorney General Office, Consumer Protection Section |
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Maine Department of Education |
Maine Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division |
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Maryland Higher Education Commission |
Maryland Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division |
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Massachusetts Board of Higher Education |
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Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, |
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Minnesota Office of Higher Education |
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Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation Consumer Protection Division, |
Mississippi Commission of Proprietary Schools and College Registration |
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Missouri Department of Higher Education |
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Montana Board of Regents |
Montana Office of Consumer Protection |
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Nebraska Department of Education, |
Nebraska Attorney General |
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Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education |
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New Hampshire Department of Education |
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New Jersey Commission on Higher Education New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs |
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development |
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New Mexico Higher Education Department |
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New York Office of College and University Evaluation |
New York Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision |
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Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina |
Community College System Office of Proprietary Schools |
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North Dakota Department of Career and Technical |
North Dakota Consumer Protection Division |
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Ohio Board of Regents Ohio Attorney General, Consumer Protection Section |
Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools |
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Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General, |
Oklahoma State Board of Private Vocational Schools |
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Office of Degree Authorization Oregon Attorney General, Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section |
Oregon Department of Education, Private Career |
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Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection |
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Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education Rhode Island Department of Attorney General, Consumer Protection Unit |
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South Carolina Commission on Higher Education |
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South Dakota Board of Regents |
South Dakota Office of Attorney General, Division of Consumer Protection |
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Tennessee Higher Education Commission |
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Attorney General |
Texas Workforce Commission
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Utah Division of Consumer Protection |
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Vermont Department of Education, |
Vermont Attorney General's Office |
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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |
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Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board Washington State Office of the Attorney General |
Washington Workforce Training and Education |
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West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission West Virginia Office of the Attorney General |
Community and Technical College System of West Virginia |
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Wisconsin Educational Approval Board |
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Wyoming Department of Education Attorney General's Office |
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Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education Puerto Rico Department of Justice |
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Government of the United States Virgin Islands |