A. Every college or university operating in New Mexico that is regionally accredited or seeking regional accreditation by an accrediting agency approved by the department shall register with the department.

B. A college or university registering with the department pursuant to this section shall provide curriculum and enrollment information, financial information and all publication materials requested by the department.

C. A college or university registering with the department shall adopt a procedure for the resolution of student complaints.

D. A college's or university's registration is valid for the same period as its grant of regional accreditation from its accrediting agency.

History: 1978 Comp., § 21-23-6, enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 108, § 7; 2005, ch. 223, § 4; 2013, ch. 59, § 5.

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1994, ch. 108, § 7 repealed 21-23-6 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1975, ch. 148, § 6 relating to requirements for permits or certificates of approval for post-secondary educational institutions, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1994.

The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, required registered colleges and universities to adopt procedures to handle student complaints; provided that a college's university's registration is valid for the same period as the term of its regional accreditation; in Subsections A and B, deleted "commission" and added "department"; and added Subsections C and D.

The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed "accredited" to "regionally accredited" and changes "accreditation" to "regional accreditation".

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 15A Am. Jur. 2d Colleges and Universities §§ 4, 6, 7, 8, 23, 42.

14A C.J.S. Colleges and Universities §§ 3, 6, 16.