(A) A person, corporation, or other entity
desiring to operate a career college or school in the state of Ohio, or an
out-of-state school that solicits Ohio students, must obtain a certificate of
registration from the board.
(1) Application
for a certificate of registration or program authorization shall be made
in writing to the board on forms furnished
by the board.
(2) Each application
for issuance and/or renewal of a certificate of registration shall be subject
to a non-refundable fee, which is established by the board and which is based
on the actual or expected gross annual tuition income of the applicant
school.
(3) A certificate of
registration shall be granted or denied by the board within one hundred twenty
days after the school has been notified that the application has been
satisfactorily completed, and arrangements are in process for an on-site
visit.
(4) The certificate of
registration is not transferable. The board shall assign registration numbers
to all registered schools. A school shall display or disclose its registration
number on all school publications and in all advertisements, including
television commercials, bearing the name of the school. The school must
prominently display the certificate of registration and hours of school
operation where they may be inspected by students and representatives of the
board.
(5) A certificate of
registration is valid for a maximum of two years unless revoked for cause by
the board, and is valid only for the institution and owner or operator for
which it was approved.
(6) No new
school may advertise, solicit students, or collect fees until a certificate of
registration has been granted to it, nor may it advertise, solicit students, or
collect fees for any program prior to the date of issuance of the certificate
of registration and the appropriate program authorization.
(B) The board does not recognize branch
campuses. Each location must submit a completed application for a certificate
of registration. Each school or location is obligated to meet all the
standards, rules, and regulations as set forth by the board. Schools that
operate classes in multiple contiguous buildings may be treated as a single
school campus at the discretion of the board.
(C) The board may issue certificates of
registration to schools operating learning centers in accordance with rule
3332-1-26 of the Administrative
Code.
(D) Schools that contract with
outside service providers to provide course content or other training services
shall be responsible for assuring that the contract service providers adhere to
the standards set forth in agency 3332 of the Administrative Code. Schools
shall be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with Chapter 3332. of the
Revised Code for any acts or omissions committed by contract service providers
that violate any provision of agency 3332 of the Administrative
Code.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 3332-1-04
Effective:
3/2/2020
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
10/16/2019 and
02/28/2025
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 3332.031
Rule
Amplifies: 3332.05
Prior
Effective Dates: 12/01/1970, 04/16/1990 (Emer.), 07/12/1990, 07/01/1991,
10/14/1994, 04/02/1999, 06/01/2005, 06/01/2008,
05/01/2014
