Guides
BPPE compliance guides
Plain-language explanations of the rules California private postsecondary schools are measured against. Every guide cites the controlling section of the Education Code or Title 5 regulations, so you can check the source yourself.
All guides
BPPE Annual Report: Deadline and Requirements
The December 1 filing, what goes in it, and what happens when it is late.
School Performance Fact Sheet (SPFS): What BPPE Requires
Required disclosures, rate calculations, and the sign-before-you-enroll rules.
STRF Assessments: Rate, Remittance, and Recordkeeping
The current rate, quarterly deadlines, and the disclosures schools get cited for.
Student Records Retention for BPPE Schools
The permanent transcript rule, the 5 year file, and what inspectors ask for.
BPPE Inspections and Citations: What to Expect
Site visits, the 30 day fix window, and how fines escalate from $50 to $5000.
Data
The enforcement record, in numbers
We parsed every public BPPE citation since 2012. See what schools actually get fined for.
Explore the enforcement data