N.M. Code R. § 5.2.2.7 – Definitions

A. Campus: The grounds of an institution or learning center, whether leased or owned, upon which there is a continuous administrative presence, and which is identifiable by the community as belonging to the institution or learning center. The grounds upon which the primary administrative support for the governing board are found shall constitute the main campus of the institution or learning center. Other locations in which there is a continuous administrative presence shall constitute branch campuses.
B. Commission: The New Mexico commission on higher education.
C. Course provider: A regionally accredited institution that provides a course to an institution or learning center for inclusion in a program leading to a degree or a certificate provided by another institution, or for other educational purposes not associated with a degree or certificate program.
D. Delivery model: The organizational structure for providing access to post-secondary educational services. This can include institutions or learning centers.
E. Extended learning: The full range of available and developing modes for bringing instruction to learners, including live instructor delivery, instructional television, computer conferencing, video conferencing, audio conferencing, etc.
F. Institution: A public post-secondary educational organization whose primary purpose is to provide post-secondary educational services, which is governed by a statutorily or constitutionally created governing board, and which is eligible to receive state support. Institutions can include structures commonly called community colleges, branch community colleges, junior colleges, technical and vocational institutes, area vocational institutes, comprehensive or regional institutions, research institutions, and the statutorily defined instructional centers. Not included are learning centers, which broker services by [sic] which cannot provide services. Institutions can both directly provide and broker post-secondary educational services.
G. Learning center: A public organization whose purpose is to broker post-secondary educational services, but which cannot directly employ instructors to provide programs leading to degrees or certificates, which is governed by a community based governing board, and which is eligible to receive state support. Learning centers contract with program providers or course providers to offer services in the community.
H. Program provider: A regionally accredited institution that provides academic or vocational programs leading to degrees or certificates to an institution or a learning center on a contractual basis.
[11/30/96; Recompiled 10/31/01]