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406.5—What definitions apply?

(a) The definitions in 34 CFR 400.4 apply to this part.

(b) The following definitions also apply to this part:

Articulation agreement means a commitment to a program designed to provide students with a non-duplicative sequence of progressive achievement leading to competencies in a tech-prep education program.

Community college —

(1) Has the meaning provided in 34 CFR 400.4 for the term Institution of higher education for an institution that provides not less than a two-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor's degree; and

(2) Includes tribally controlled community colleges.

Institution of higher education includes an institution offering apprenticeship programs of at least two years beyond the completion of secondary school, and includes, in addition to the institutions covered by the definition of the term institution of higher education in 34 CFR 400.4, a—

(1) Proprietary institution of higher education;

(2) Postsecondary vocational institution;

(3) Department, division, or other administrative unit in a college or university that provides primarily or exclusively an accredited program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to the degree of bachelor of nursing, or to be an equivalent degree, or to a graduate degree in nursing; and

(4) Department, division, or other administrative unit in a junior college, community college, college, or university that provides primarily or exclusively an accredited two-year program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to an associate degree in nursing or an equivalent degree.

Tech-prep education program means a combined secondary and postsecondary program that—

(1) Leads to an associate degree or two-year certificate;

(2) Provides technical preparation in at least one field of engineering technology, applied science, mechanical, industrial, or practical art or trade, or agriculture, health, or business;

(3) Builds student competence in mathematics, science, and communications (including through applied academics) through a sequential course of study; and

(4) Leads to placement in employment.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1088 and 2394e )

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