{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-1101","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-1101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this subchapter:\n\n(1)\nThe term “Federal City College” means the public college of arts and sciences established pursuant to this subchapter. Such college shall be organized and administered to provide:\n(A)\nA 4-year program in the liberal arts and sciences acceptable toward a bachelor of arts degree, including courses in teacher education;\n(B)\nA 2-year program:\n(i)\nWhich is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree or for a degree of associate in arts, and which may include courses in business education, secretarial training, and business administration; or\n(ii)\nIn engineering, mathematics or the physical and biological sciences which is designed to prepare a student to work as a technician or at a semiprofessional level in engineering, sciences, or other technical fields which require the understanding and application of basic engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles or knowledge;\n(C)\nEducational programs of study as may be acceptable for a master’s degree; and\n(D)\nCourses on an individual, noncredit basis to those desiring to further their education without seeking a degree.\n\n(2)\nThe term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia.\n\n(3)\nThe term “Board” means the Board of Higher Education established in § 38-1102.\n\n(4)\nThe term “Board of Education” means the Board of Education of the District of Columbia established by § 1-204.95 [repealed].","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 11. Public Higher Educational Institutions.","Subchapter I. Federal City College."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-1101","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"7548229b42895d4d6f96691c346eb5b68b35e0d4903923fa142e0664265edc92","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-1011.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-1102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}