The Kansas Board of Regents Private Postsecondary Education Department authorizes private and out-of-state institutions to operate in Kansas with a Certificate of Approval that must be renewed annually. These schools offer instruction for business trade, technical or industrial occupations, or confer degrees. All schools operating with a physical presence* in Kansas must apply for a certificate of approval. An institution approved by the Kansas Board of Regents goes through a comprehensive and rigorous process to ensure it is educationally sound and financially stable.
Teacher Education and Licensure
Kansas State Department of Education
Mischel Miller, Director of Teacher Licensure & Accreditation
785.296.8010
Real Estate Licensure Education
Kansas Real Estate Commission
Amber Nutt, Director of Education and Communication
785.766.8371
Nursing
Kansas Board of Nursing
Carol Moreland, Executive Administrator
785.296.5752
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Certified Medication Aide (CMA), and Certified Home Health Aide (HHA)
Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Tabetha Mojica, Director of Health Occupations Credentialing
785.296.6647
* The definition of physical presence is below, and the exemptions can be found at https://www.ksrevisor.org/statutes/chapters/ch74/074_032_0164.html.
(j) "Physical presence" means:
(1) Operating an instructional site in Kansas, including, but not limited to:
(A) Establishing a physical location in Kansas where students receive instruction; or
(B) delivering a course or program that requires students participating in that course or program to physically meet at the same time and place in Kansas to receive instruction;
(2) delivering any distance education course to any student who remains in Kansas while participating in such course;
(3) maintaining an administrative office in Kansas for the purpose of fulfilling the administrative functions of delivering instruction, whether face-to-face or via distance education;
(4) maintaining a mailing address or phone exchange in Kansas;
(5) providing office space in Kansas to instructional or non-instructional staff; or
(6) providing student support services from a physical site operated by or on behalf of the institution in Kansas.