| All schools which lack recognized
accreditation and offer more than 24 hours of instruction to
prepare persons for the job market must be registered under
the Utah Postsecondary Proprietary School Act. To register,
such schools are currently required to submit to the Utah
Division of Consumer Protection a registration application
statement containing the following information: The
registration of their business name and type of business
from the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (www.commerce.state.ut.us);
a copy of their articles of incorporation for the
organization; a description of facilities; personnel;
instructional of programs; corporate and/or private
financial information; application licenses; appropriate
insurance coverage; advertising; catalogs; enrollment
agreements; sample awards and grade transcripts.
The registration fee for a new school will run from a
minimum of $100 to a maximum of
$1,000, depending on the number
of estimated students to be enrolled and estimated tuition
income for the coming twelve months. An annual surety bond,
certificate of deposit, or letter of credit is also required
if any course costs more than $500 or runs more than one
month in length. All registered schools are required to
re-register every two years thereafter and to also pay an
annual fee based on their tuition revenue for the preceding
twelve months and to produce ongoing evidence of a valid
bond, certificate of deposit, or letter of credit, when
required.
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