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Home » US Law » 2019 US Virgin Islands Code » Title 17 - Education » Chapter 17A - Private Post Secondary Institutes

§ 201. Accreditation required, prohibition

(a) A private, degree granting post-secondary education institution may not operate in the Virgin Islands, unless it has been accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States Department of Education. (b) Agents of any degree granting post-secondary education institution that has not been accredited by an accrediting association recognized by the United States […]

§ 202. Penalties

(a) Any person violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both, such fine and imprisonment. (b) Each violation of this chapter constitutes a separate offense. (c) Any person violating this chapter may also be enjoined from […]