{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-85-302","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 6-85-302","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Approved institution of higher education\" means an institution of higher education approved by the Division of Higher Education to participate in the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship Program and that is: (A) A state-supported two-year or four-year college or university; or (B) A private, nonprofit two-year or four-year college or university with its primary headquarters located in Arkansas that is eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid funds; and (2) (A) \"Certificate program\" means a program that is offered or made available to a student by an approved institution of higher education that leads to the obtainment of a certification or license, including without limitation a program operated or sponsored by a third party. (B) The credit hours or contact hours awarded for a certificate program may include credit hours or contact hours that are not creditable toward an associate or a baccalaureate degree. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2189, eff. 7/1/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 613,§ 3, eff. 3/23/2017.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Approved institution of higher education\" means an institution of higher education approved by the Division of Higher Education to participate in the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship Program and that is: (A) A state-supported two-year or four-year college or university; or (B) A private, nonprofit two-year or four-year college or university with its primary headquarters located in Arkansas that is eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid funds; and\n\n(A) A state-supported two-year or four-year college or university; or\n\n(B) A private, nonprofit two-year or four-year college or university with its primary headquarters located in Arkansas that is eligible to receive Title IV federal student aid funds; and\n\n(2) (A) \"Certificate program\" means a program that is offered or made available to a student by an approved institution of higher education that leads to the obtainment of a certification or license, including without limitation a program operated or sponsored by a third party. (B) The credit hours or contact hours awarded for a certificate program may include credit hours or contact hours that are not creditable toward an associate or a baccalaureate degree.\n\n(A) \"Certificate program\" means a program that is offered or made available to a student by an approved institution of higher education that leads to the obtainment of a certification or license, including without limitation a program operated or sponsored by a third party.\n\n(B) The credit hours or contact hours awarded for a certificate program may include credit hours or contact hours that are not creditable toward an associate or a baccalaureate degree.","path":["AR Code","Title 6","Chapter 85","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"134886d0a3ac9c74fbfe6c486f4e2013b9df275763d2cca03f5607d1b79b7e42","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-85-301","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-6-85-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}