Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 15-1502-A. Definitions

As used in this article,

“Community college” shall mean a public college or technical institute which is established and operated under Article XIX-A and all branch campuses of a community college or technical institute.

“Community education council” shall mean a nonprofit educational organization, governed by a community-based board of directors, which serves to provide access to post-secondary education and training resources for citizens in educationally underserved areas of this Commonwealth.

“Department” shall mean the Department of Education of the Commonwealth.

“Independent institution of higher education” shall mean an institution of higher education which is operated not-for-profit, located in and incorporated or chartered by the Commonwealth, entitled to confer degrees as set forth in section 211 of the act of May 5, 1933 (P.L. 289, No. 105),  1 known as the “Nonprofit Corporation Law,” or under 24 Pa.C.S. Ch. 65 (relating to private colleges, universities and seminaries) and entitled to apply to itself the designation “college” or “university” as provided for by standards and qualifications prescribed under 24 Pa.C.S. Ch. 65.

“The Pennsylvania Education Network” or “PEN” shall mean the Statewide telecommunications network which will be developed by building upon and integrating, where appropriate, existing telecommunications infrastructures and resources. Educational institutions will be able to connect to this network to be linked to other teachers, administrators, students, experts and other information resources.

“State-owned institution” shall mean an institution which is part of the State System of Higher Education under Article XX-A and all branches and campuses of a State-owned institution.

“State-related institution” shall mean The Pennsylvania State University, including the Pennsylvania College of Technology, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and Lincoln University and their branch campuses.

“Technology” shall mean any technical or scientific method of sending, receiving, storing, packaging or assimilating audio, video, graphics, data or any combination thereof by means of electromagnetic signal and any equipment, processes and facilities used for that purpose.