- (a) Academic year means the regular school year beginning July 1st and ending June 30th.
- (b) Board means the board of trustees of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation.
- (c) College shall mean an institution of higher education recognized and approved by the Regents, which provides a course of study leading to the granting of post-secondary degree or diploma.
- (d) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Education.
- (e) Corporation means the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation.
- (f) President means the president of the corporation.
- (g) Regents means Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.
- (h) Vocational institution means a business, trade, technical or other occupational school approved as such by the Regents or accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association accepted as such by the Regents.
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise specified: