State Regulation For The Unregulated: Application Requirements For Alternative Providers

With state authorization for degree-granting institutions mostly covered by NC-SARA, state regulators are increasingly focusing their enforcement efforts on those left out of SARA: nondegree, alternative providers.

In a previous post on CooleyED, we explained that alternative providers often require a license from state education agencies to enroll residents of a given state. That's true regardless of whether the program is online and regardless of whether students get a formal credential, such as a diploma. With state authorization for degree-granting institutions mostly covered by NC-SARA, state regulators are increasingly focusing their enforcement efforts on those left out of SARA: nondegree, alternative providers.