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 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 643 "(B) faculty; "(C) facUities, equipment, and supplies; "(D) fiscal and administrative capacity as appropriate to the specified scale of operations; "(E) student support services; "(F) recruiting and admissions practices, academic calendars, catalogs, publications, grading and advertising; "(G) program length and tuition and fees in relation to the subject matters taught and the objectives of the degrees or credentials offered; (H) measures of program length in clock hours or credit hours; "(I) success with respect to student achievement in relation to its mission, including, as appropriate, consideration of course completion. State licensing examination, and job placement rates; "(J) default rates in the student loan programs under title IV of this Act, based on the most recent data provided by the Secretary; "(K) record of student complaints received by, or available to, the agency or association; and "(L) compliance with its program responsibilities under title IV of this Act, including any results of financial or compHance audits, program reviews, and such other information as the Secretary may provide to the agency or association. "(6) such agency or association shall apply procedures throughout the accrediting process, including evaluation and withdrawed proceedings, that comply with due process, including— "(A) adequate specification of requirements and deficiencies at the institution of higher education or progrsim being examined; "(B) notice of an opportunity for a hearing by any such institution; "(C) the right to appeal any adverse action against any such institution; and "(D) the right to representation by counsel for any such institution; "(7) such agency or association shall notify the Secretary and the appropriate State postsecondary review entity within 30 days of the accreditation of an institution or any final denial, withdrawal, suspension, or termination of accreditation or placement on probation of an institution, together with any other adverse action taken with respect to an institution; and "(8) such agency or association shall make available to the Public public, upon request, and to the Secretary, and the State post- information, secondary review entity of the State in which the institution of higher education is located a summary of any review resulting in a final accrediting decision involving denial, termination, or suspension of accreditation, together with the comments of the affected institution. "(b) SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT DEFINED.—For the purpose of subsection (a)(3), the term 'separate and independent' means that— "(1) the members of the postsecondary education governing body of the accrediting agency or association sire not elected or selected by the board or chief executive officer of any related.

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