(1) A Florida public university, Florida College System institution, or career center.
(2) An independent Florida college or university that is accredited by an accrediting association whose standards are comparable to the minimum standards required to operate an institution at that level in Florida, as determined by rules of the Commission for Independent Education, and which has operated in the state for at least 3 years.
(3) An independent Florida postsecondary education institution that is licensed by the Commission for Independent Education and that:
(a) Is authorized to grant degrees;
(b) Shows evidence of sound financial condition; and
(c) Has operated in the state for at least 3 years without having its approval, accreditation, or license placed on probation.
(4) A Florida independent postsecondary education institution that offers a nursing diploma approved by the Board of Nursing.
(5) A Florida independent postsecondary education institution that is licensed by the Commission for Independent Education and which:
(a) Is authorized to award certificates, diplomas, or credentials other than degrees;
(b) Has a program completion and placement rate of at least the rate required by the current Florida Statutes, the Florida Administrative Code, or the Department of Education for an institution at its level; and
(c) Shows evidence of sound financial condition; and either:
1. Is accredited at the institutional level by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and has operated in the state for at least 3 years during which there has been no complaint for which probable cause has been found; or
2. Has operated in Florida for 5 years during which there has been no complaint for which probable cause has been found.
History.—s. 425, ch. 2002-387; s. 121, ch. 2004-357; s. 132, ch. 2011-5.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code
Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance
Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96)
Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid
1009.50 - Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
1009.505 - Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program.
1009.51 - Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
1009.52 - Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants.
1009.53 - Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
1009.534 - Florida Academic Scholars award.
1009.5341 - Florida Bright Futures Scholarship awards for graduate study.
1009.535 - Florida Medallion Scholars award.
1009.536 - Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.
1009.55 - Rosewood Family Scholarship Program.
1009.60 - Minority teacher education scholars program.
1009.605 - Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc.
1009.61 - Teacher/Quest Scholarship Program.
1009.62 - Grants for teachers for special training in exceptional student education.
1009.65 - Medical Education Reimbursement and Loan Repayment Program.
1009.66 - Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
1009.67 - Nursing scholarship program.
1009.70 - Florida Education Fund.
1009.701 - First Generation Matching Grant Program.
1009.72 - Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant Program.
1009.73 - Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program.
1009.74 - The Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Program.
1009.75 - Last Mile College Completion Program.
1009.77 - Florida Work Experience Program.
1009.78 - Student Loan Program.
1009.79 - Issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to s. 15, Art. VII, State Constitution.
1009.80 - Approval of loans; administration of program.
1009.83 - Rate of interest and other charges.
1009.84 - Procurement of insurance as security for loans.
1009.85 - Participation in guaranteed student loan program.
1009.86 - Student Loan Operating Trust Fund.
1009.87 - Provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 cumulative.
1009.88 - Validation of bonds.
1009.89 - The William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education grants.
1009.892 - Cost of attendance; adult norm-referenced testing.
1009.893 - Benacquisto Scholarship Program.
1009.894 - Florida Farmworker Student Scholarship Program.
1009.895 - Open Door Grant Program.
1009.896 - Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program.
1009.8962 - Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund.