The definition of "nonpublic educational institution" does not include:

1. (1) any degree-granting school, institute, college, junior college, university or entity chartered by the Secretary of State before 1953;

2. (2) institutions that:

   1. (a) are independent or church-related,
   2. (b) are two or four-year degree granting,
   3. (c) have their primary emphasis on liberal arts,
   4. (d) are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
   5. (e) are nonprofit, and
   6. (f) have their primary place of business in South Carolina;
3. (3) institutions offering courses of instruction only at the kindergarten through high school level;
4. (4) institutions whose sole purpose is religious or theological training;
5. (5) institutions offering noncredit bearing courses exclusively for avocational purposes, as determined by the commissioner;
6. (6) institutions directly supported, entirely or partly, by the State of South Carolina;
7. (7) aviation institutions or instructors that offer flight training with the statement or implication that their primary objective is to train persons for personal or recreational purposes and not for gainful employment;
8. (8) courses or programs regulated and licensed or approved under an occupational licensing law of the State of South Carolina;
9. (9) noncredit bearing courses or programs sponsored by employers solely for the training of their employees;
10. (10) noncredit bearing courses or programs sponsored by recognized trade, business, or professional organizations solely for the instruction of their members;
11. (11) institutions that offer only noncredit bearing intensive review courses such as those designed to prepare students for certified public accountancy tests, law school aptitude tests, bar examinations, medical college admissions tests, and other license preparation tests.