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Chapter 589 - HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMISSION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Division 6 - COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSE AND PROGRAM APPROVAL
Section 589-006-0400 - Approval of Other Education Courses

Or. Admin. Code § 589-006-0400

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Current through Register Vol. 64, No. 1, January 1, 2025
Section 589-006-0400 - Approval of Other Education Courses
(1) The Commission delegates authority to the Office to approve other education courses. Such approval authorizes the community college to receive state funding to support those courses.
(2) The Office uses the following standards for approval of other education courses:
(a) The course is primarily intended for adults;
(b) The course may be developmental in nature and offered for:
(A) Adults with less than an eighth grade education through adult basic education classes;
(B) Adults with less than a high school diploma through adult high school completion programs;
(C) Persons who lack sufficient background in subject-matter areas to make satisfactory progress in the lower-division collegiate or professional technical programs of the institution; or
(D) Persons who lack English language skills needed to make satisfactory progress in the lower-division collegiate or professional technical programs of the institution or to enter the workforce.
(c) The course must include at least six contact hours of instruction focused on a single topic.
(3) Approval of other education courses must follow the Office's other reimbursable course approval procedure.
(4) State reimbursement shall not be available for hobby or recreation courses. However, such courses may be provided on a self-sustaining basis.

Or. Admin. Code § 589-006-0400

1EB 132, f. 5-19-72, ef. 6-1-72; 1EB 166, f. 2-20-74, ef. 3-11-74; EB 14-1991, f. & cert. ef. 7-19-91; Renumbered from 581-042-0065, 581-042-0070, 581-042-0075 & 581-042-0085; DCCWD 1-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-21-01, Renumbered from 581-043-0300; DCCWD 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-9-03; DCCWD 5-2003, f. & cert. ef. 10-20-03; DCCWD 2-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-14-14 thru 9-10-14; DCCWD 5-2014, f. & cert. ef. 7-22-14; DCCWD 5-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10/30/2015

Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 351.735

Stats. Implemented: 351.735