1111 Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureaus
Program Descriptions

27 - BUREAU FOR PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

The former Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (Bureau) became inoperative on July 1, 2007. Chapters 67 and 635, Statutes of 2007, provided the Department limited, interim-operation authority for 2007-08. Chapter 310, Statutes of 2009 (AB 48) created a new California Private Postsecondary Education Act to reinstate the Bureau effective January 1, 2010.

The Bureau oversees and approves private postsecondary vocational and degree-granting institutions to ensure they meet specified minimum statutory standards concerning the quality of education, ethical and business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility. The Bureau responds to student complaints and oversees a fund designed to help reimburse a student's tuition if a school closes unexpectedly.