{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-345.325","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 345.325","heading":"Minimum standards; rules.","body":"The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall adopt by rule minimum standards for the licensing of career schools under ORS 345.010 to 345.340 that are reasonably calculated to ensure that:\n      (1) The quality and content of each course or program of instruction can achieve its stated objective;\n      (2) The facilities, instructional equipment and materials are sufficient to enable students to achieve the program goals and are adequate for the purposes of the program;\n      (3) The directors, administrators and instructors are properly qualified;\n      (4) Prior to an applicant signing an enrollment agreement, the school provides the applicant with a catalog or brochure that includes an accurate description of the program for which the applicant is enrolling, total costs of tuition and fees and other information specified by rule;\n      (5) Upon satisfactory completion of instruction and training, the student is given appropriate educational credentials;\n      (6) Adequate records and standard transcripts are maintained;\n      (7) The career school is maintained and operated in compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws;\n      (8) The career school is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments to students;\n      (9) Neither the career school nor its agents engage in advertising, sales, collection, credit or other practices of any type which are unlawful under ORS 646.608;\n      (10) The directors, administrators, supervisors and instructors of the school are of good reputation and character, except that a school shall not be issued a notice for corrective action or a license shall not be denied, suspended or revoked because a faculty member has been convicted of a crime except as authorized under ORS 670.280;\n      (11) Any student housing owned, maintained or approved by the career school is appropriate, safe and adequate;\n      (12) The school has a written placement assistance plan; and\n      (13) A license application from a new school or an application for approval of a new program from an existing school shall include labor market information that identifies the need for the new school or program.","path":["09 - Education and Culture","30. Education and Culture","Chapter 345 — Career Schools"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors345.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"29df9aba6b7a72103b3716b3555210d6e2bc567d84228d26a4538156297c6a4b","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-345.320","next":"us-or/ors-345.330"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}