N.J. Admin. Code § 12:43-1.2
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Average annual earnings" means the amount indicated for the 25th percentile of the annual salaries in New Jersey for an occupation according to the most recent Department of Labor and Workforce Development Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for All Industries Combined, which is available at https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/.
"Board-authorized private career school" means a private career school authorized by a professional or occupational board established within the Division of Consumer Affairs, in the Department of Law and Public Safety, to offer an educational program required for licensure, registration, or certification in a profession or occupation regulated by a professional or occupational board established within the Division of Consumer Affairs.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, or their designee.
"Division" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
"Fees" means the mandatory fees charged to the most recent students registered in the instructional program. Such fees may include, but are not limited to, general education fees, registration fees, facility fees, technology fees, laboratory fees, student services and activity fees, and program and course fees, including fees associated with coursework.
"Institutional grant aid" means the award of money given by the private career school to students registered in the instructional program. Such aid includes, but is not limited to, need-based or merit-based aid in the form of grants, scholarships, subsidies, endowments, and discounts.
"Minimum acceptable level of performance" means that tuition and fees charged for an instructional program, minus institutional grant aid awarded to students registered in that instructional program, divided by 10 times the average annual earnings of New Jersey workers employed in the specific occupation for which the instructional program prepares students, is less than or equal to 0.10 (that is, 10 percent).
"Tuition" means the net dollar amount most recently represented by the private career school as the price for attending class(es) in order to pay for instruction.
N.J. Admin. Code § 12:43-1.2