Ed. Code, § 78020 · Article 1.5. Contract Education
Ed. Code, § 78020
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of this article:
(a) “Contract education” means those situations in which a community college district contracts with a public or private entity for the purposes of providing instruction or services or both by the community college.
(b) “Credit” refers to any class offered for community college credit, regardless of whether the class generates state apportionments.
(c) “Noncredit” refers to courses that meet the criteria for apportionment pursuant to Section 84757.
(d) “Not-for-credit” refers to classes, including community services classes, that are offered without credit and that are not eligible for apportionments pursuant to Section 84757.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 654, Sec. 16. Effective October 7, 2005.
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