MO HB829

Institutions of higher education cannot use "university" in their name unless approved by a regional accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Institutions cannot use "college" in their name unless approved by a regional accrediting body or use an appropriate qualifier such as career, vocational, business, technical, art, bible, or denominational term.

New institutions authorized after August 28, 2013, using "college" must achieve regional accreditation in a timely manner while demonstrating good faith effort, though they may initially use the term if capable of achieving accreditation.

Institutions cannot use "community college" in their name unless they maintain a current articulation agreement with a regionally accredited college or university; loss of the agreement requires name change on a schedule agreed to with the department of higher education.

The department of higher education may promulgate rules for administration of these requirements, and institutions failing to make good faith efforts toward compliance shall be required to change their institutional title.