                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION (§ 60.2-220)

&#8220;Institution of higher education,&#8221; for the purposes of this title,
means an educational institution which:

1. Admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of
graduation from a high school, or the recognized equivalent of such a
certificate;

2. Is legally authorized in this Commonwealth to provide a program of education
beyond high school;

3. Provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor&#8217;s or
higher degree, or provides a program which is acceptable for full credit toward
such a degree, a program of postgraduate or postdoctoral studies, or a program
of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized
occupation;

4. Is a public or other nonprofit institution; and

5. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this subsection, all
colleges and universities in this Commonwealth are institutions of higher
education for purposes of this section.

HISTORY: 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 235, § 60.1-14.1; 1986, c. 480.