The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization (ODA) is a unit of the Oregon Student Access Commission (OSAC; named the Oregon Student Assistance Commission prior to January 1, 2012) with responsibilities related to maintaining high standards in private higher education institutions in Oregon. ODA administers laws and provides oversight of private colleges and universities offering degree programs in the state, validates individual claims of degrees, enforces the closure of substandard or fraudulent higher education programs in the state, and enforces policy for publicly funded postsecondary programs and locations. It functions are scheduled to be moved into the new Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission in July 2012.
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