20 AAC 17.120. False, deceptive, misleading, or unfair practices

An institution and an agent of an institution may not engage in an operating practice that is false, deceptive, misleading, or unfair. An operating practice that is false, deceptive, misleading, or unfair includes, but is not limited to

(1) the presentation of false, misleading, or fraudulent information to prospective students relating to the institution, or to employment opportunities or opportunities for enrollment in institutions of higher learning after entering into or completing courses offered by the institution;

(2) the refusal or failure by an agent to display the agent's permit upon demand of a prospective student, the commission or its representative, or any other interested person;

(3) the failure to maintain financial resources adequate for the satisfactory conduct of the courses of study offered; failure to maintain appropriate supplies, equipment, or facilities; or failure to retain a sufficient and qualified instructional and administrative staff;

(4) the payment of a commission or valuable consideration to a person for acts or services performed in violation of AS 14.48;

(5) the misrepresentation to students or prospective students that the students are qualified, upon completion of a course, for admission to a professional examination under an occupational licensing statutory requirement;

(6) the encouragement of a student to enroll in courses of study when the institution knows that the student has not attained the prerequisite course, credit, experience, or skill;

(7) the enrollment of a student when it is reasonably obvious that the student is unlikely to successfully complete a program or is unlikely to qualify for employment in the field; and

(8) the arbitrary partitioning of a program into shorter classes or components for the purpose of circumventing the authorization requirements of AS 14.48 and this chapter.

History: Eff. 3/15/85, Register 93; am 8/26/98, Register 147; am 4/27/2001, Register 158; am 3/1/2002, Register 161

Authority: AS 14.42.030

AS 14.48.010

AS 14.48.050

AS 14.48.060

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