California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Bureau overview
Formed2010 (2010)
JurisdictionGovernment of California
HeadquartersSacramento, California
Bureau executive
  • Deborah Cochrane, Bureau Chief
Parent departmentCalifornia Department of Consumer Affairs
Websitebppe.ca.gov

The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) is a unit of the California Department of Consumer Affairs charged with regulation of private postsecondary educational institutions operating in the state of California.

The BPPE is not an accrediting agency. Its primary purpose is to prevent fraudulent diploma mills.[1] Institutions that are approved to operate in California by the Bureau still need to separately obtain educational accreditation from national or regional accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education for its students to qualify for federal financial aid, such as Pell Grants.[2]

  1. ^ "More financial news". The Boston Globe. 2009-08-24.
  2. ^ "Glossary – Federal Student Aid". United States Department of Education. Retrieved 5 April 2013.