Predominantly Black institution
(9) Predominantly Black institution The term “Predominantly Black institution” means an institution of higher education that— (A) has an enrollment of needy students as defined by paragraph (3); (B) has an average educational and general expenditure which is low, per full-time equivalent undergraduate student in comparison with the average educational and general expenditure per full-time equivalent undergraduate student of institutions of higher education that offer similar instruction, except that the Secretary may apply the waiver requirements described in section 1068a(b) of this title to this subparagraph in the same manner as the Secretary applies the waiver requirements to section 1058(b)(1)(B) of this title ; (C) has an enrollment of undergraduate students— (i) that is at least 40 percent Black American students; (ii) that is at least 1,000 undergraduate students; (iii) of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled at the institution are low-income individuals or first-generation college students (as that term is defined in section 1070a–11(h) of this title ); and (iv) of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students are enrolled in an educational program leading to a bachelor’s or associate’s degree that the institution is licensed to award by the State in which the institution is located; (D) is legally authorized to provide, and provides within the State, an educational program for which the institution of higher education awards a bachelor’s degree, or in the case of a junior or community college, an associate’s degree; (E) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered, or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation; and (F) is not receiving assistance under— (i) part B; (ii) part A of subchapter V; or (iii) an annual authorization of appropriations under the Act of March 2, 1867 ( 14 Stat. 438 ; 20 U.S.C. 123 ).
Source
20 USC § 1067q(c)(9)
Scoping language
None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (part F) of this section.