N.M. Admin. Code § 5.100.8.7 - DEFINITIONS
A.
"Accrediting body" means an accreditor or accrediting agency that
has issued an accreditation status to the institution.
B.
"Custodian of Records" means
an entity with which the institution has arranged for the perpetual care,
maintenance and accessibility of all records and transcripts for all students
receiving credit from the institution during the period of its existence. The
entity must be in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) and be capable of servicing student record requests. Documentation
evidencing such compliance shall be submitted to the department.
C.
"Department" means the New
Mexico higher education department or its designated employee.
D.
"Manager" means the chief
executive officer, chief operations officer, chief financial officer, senior
business or finance officer, senior financial aid administrator, and senior or
chief academic officer of an institution's New Mexico facility.
E.
"Physical presence" means the
ongoing occupation of a physical location in the state, the ongoing maintenance
of an administrative office to support the provision of higher education
instruction, or engaging in one or more of the activities detailed in Paragraph
(1) of Subsection A of
5.100.5.6 NMAC, Paragraph (1) of
Subsection A of
5.100.6.6 NMAC, or Paragraph (1) of
Subsection A of
5.100.7.6 NMAC.
F.
"Post-secondary educational
institution" or "institution" or "post-secondary
institution" means an a private academic, vocational, technical,
business, professional, or other school, college, or university or other
organization or person offering or purporting to offer courses, instruction,
training, or education.
G.
"Program" means any certificate or degree program or for purposes
of closure, a college, school or department within an institution.
H.
"Substantial change to
location" means a relocation of the institution's physical site that is
beyond the proximity a student is normally required to travel for educational
offerings.
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