Title 53H
Chapter 1
Part 1
Section 101
| Index | Utah Code |
| Title 53H | Higher Education |
| Chapter 1 | System of Higher Education |
| Part 1 | General Provisions |
| Section 101 | Title 53H Definitions.
(Effective 10/14/2025)
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Effective 10/14/2025
53H-1-101.
Title 53H Definitions.
As used in this title:
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| (a) | "Academic education" means an educational program that:
| (i) | is offered by an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53H-1-102(1)(a); and |
| (ii) | leads to academic certificates or associate, bachelor's, graduate, or professional degrees as the board defines. |
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| (b) | "Academic education" does not include technical education. |
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| (2) | "Board" means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53H-1-203. |
| (3) | "Career and technical education" means an educational program that:
| (a) | is designed to meet industry needs; |
| (c) | may qualify for funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. |
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| (4) | "Commissioner" means the commissioner of higher education appointed in accordance with Section 53H-1-302. |
| (5) | "Degree-granting institution of higher education" or "degree-granting institution" means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53H-1-102(1)(a). |
| (6) | "Institution board of trustees" or "board of trustees" means:
| (a) | a degree-granting institution of higher education board of trustees described in Section 53H-3-202; or |
| (b) | a technical college board of trustees described in Section 53H-3-205. |
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| (7) | "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means an institution of higher education listed in Subsection 53H-1-102(1)(a) and (b) and includes:
| (a) | a branch or affiliated institution; or |
| (b) | a campus or facilities owned, operated, or controlled by the board of trustees of the institution of higher education. |
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| (8) |
| (a) | "Private postsecondary educational institution" means an institution that:
| (i) | does not receive direct funding through state appropriations; and |
| (ii) | provides higher education programs. |
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| (b) | "Private postsecondary educational institution" includes:
| (i) | a private nonprofit college or university; and |
| (ii) | a private for-profit college or university. |
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| (9) | "Technical college" means an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53H-1-102(1)(b). |
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| (a) | "Technical education" means an educational program that:
| (i) | is offered by an institution of higher education described in Subsection 53H-1-102(1)(a) and (b), or a degree-granting institution acting in the degree-granting institution's technical education role described in Section 53H-3-609; |
| (ii) | prepares students for employment in occupations that do not require a degree; and |
| (iii) | meets the needs of Utah's employers for technically skilled workers. |
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| (b) | "Technical education" does not include general education. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter
8, 2025 Special Session 1