N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:19-7.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 6A:19-7.5 - Operations

(a) A private career school shall ensure that education and training programs are designed and delivered in such a way that all students are able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills specified in the approved program application according to N.J.A.C. 6A:19-7.3.

(b) A private career school shall ensure the quality of education and training facilities through the use of nationally recognized standards of operation approved by one of the national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

(c) A private career school shall assure the Department of the quality of education in the following areas:

1. Curricula;

2. Grading policies;

3. Program length in clock hours or credit hours (if accredited), the subject matters taught, and the objectives of the certificates or credentials offered;

4. Success with respect to student achievement in relation to mission, including, as appropriate, consideration of course completion, State licensing examination passing rates, and job placement rates; and

5. Personnel:

i. The private career school director shall have completed six years of academic, military, and/or job-related experience beyond high school graduation that includes a minimum of two years of practical experience in a supervisory, administrative, or teaching position;

ii. Faculty of the private career school shall meet the following qualifications:

(1) Proof of a high school diploma or GED;

(2) Proof of successful completion of a curriculum and instruction course offered through an accredited college; and

(3) Competency in the subject(s) to be taught as demonstrated by possession of one of the following:

(A) An appropriate instructional certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners, or a comparable teaching certificate issued by a recognized certifying authority in another state with which the State Board of Examiners has reciprocity;

(B) An industry certification in the occupational area to be taught and at least two years of documented full-time employment experience in the occupational area within the past 10 years;

(C) A baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution with a major or specialization in the subject to be taught;

(D) Evidence of attainment of a journeyperson's status by possessing a certificate of completion of a registered apprenticeship training in the subject to be taught, with at least two years of documented full-time employment experience within the past 10 years;

(E) A certificate of completion in the occupational area to be taught from an approved private career school or hold the appropriate State-issued occupational license in the occupational area to be taught, and a minimum of two years of documented full-time employment in the occupation, within the past 10 years;

(F) An associate degree from an accredited college, with a major or specialization in the subject to be taught, and a minimum of two years of documented full-time employment in the occupational area to be taught within the past 10 years; or

(G) A minimum of four years of documented full-time employment in the occupational area to be taught within the past 10 years.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:19-7.5

Amended by R.2013 d.122, effective 10/7/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 404(a), 45 N.J.R. 2239(a).
Rewrote the section.