Definition of institution of higher education

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Title 51—NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS > Subtitle IV—Aeronautics and Space Research and Education > CHAPTER 401—AERONAUTICS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL

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In this chapter, the term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term by section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ).

( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3378 .)

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Definition of institution of higher education · 51 U.S.C. § 40101 | Frix