Government
Apr. 13, 2017
Trump University: What's in a name?
Now that the Trump University litigation has settled, some ask why California does not prohibit the use of "college" or "university" for a business offering educational services.
Robert Ross Dekoven
Professor
California Western School of Law
Phone: (619) 525-1683
Email: rrd@cwsl.edu
Western State Univ Law School
Now that the Trump University litigation has settled, some ask why California does not prohibit the use of "college" or "university" for a business offering educational services.
Surprisingly, California does. Enacted in 1995, California Education Code Section 94050 prohibits entities from the using "college" or "university" unless authorized to operate as a private educational institution. Any person violating the statute is guilty of a misdemeanor.
But whether the statute a...
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