[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR254.1]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
PART 254_GUIDES FOR PRIVATE VOCATIONAL AND DISTANCE EDUCATION 
SCHOOLS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 254.1  Definitions.

    (a) Accredited. A school or course has been evaluated and found to 
meet established criteria by an accrediting agency or association 
recognized for such purposes by the U.S. Department of Education.
    (b) Approved. A school or course has been recognized by a State or 
Federal agency as meeting educational standards or other related 
qualifications as prescribed by that agency for the school or course to 
which the term is applied. The term is not and should not be used 
interchangeably with ``accredited.'' The term ``approved'' is not 
justified by the mere grant of a corporate charter to operate or license 
to do business as a school and should not be used unless the represented 
``approval'' has been affirmatively required or authorized by State or 
Federal law.
    (c) Industry member. Industry members are the persons, firms, 
corporations, or organizations covered by these Guides, as explained in 
Sec. 254.0(a).

[63 FR 42572, Aug. 10, 1998]