State Regulation of Off-Campus Programs and Out-of-State Tnstitutions. Issues in Eigher

State regulation of various nontraditional education _programs offered by public are private institutions in off-campus locations and outside the state of home-base operation are described. Co-mon elements of licensure laws (tc license degree-granting institutions) are described and include: (1) exempted institutions such as regionally accredited institutions and special purpose institutions; (2) consumer protection pfovisions; and (3) minimum standards. The application or non-application of state regulations on out-of-state institutions is analyzed. The quality cf off-campus instruction in the public sector and the allocation of off-campus instruction among a state's institutions are evaluated. (SPG) ***************************************4******************************* * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * **************************************************#4******************