Koro Guide · BPPE public materials
What Does a BPPE Website and Catalog Readiness Review Cover?
What a BPPE website and catalog readiness review checks: required homepage links, current catalogs, School Performance Fact Sheets, annual reports, and public claims.
Direct answer
The short answer
A BPPE website and catalog readiness review checks whether an institution’s current public materials are findable, current, internally consistent, and supported by the institution’s approved information. It should cover homepage access to required materials, catalog content and version control, program-level School Performance Fact Sheets, the most recent annual report, student-facing brochures, and claims about approval, accreditation, licensure, outcomes, programs, locations, delivery, length, and charges.
In brief
- Confirm that required public documents are current, complete, and easy to reach from the homepage.
- Reconcile program, location, delivery, length, charge, approval, accreditation, licensure, and outcome claims across public materials.
- Document each finding, its source, responsible owner, corrective action, and closure evidence.
Which documents must appear on a BPPE-regulated school website?
The California Private Postsecondary Education Act directs institutions that maintain a website to provide the current catalog, each program’s School Performance Fact Sheet, student brochures offered by the institution, a link to BPPE’s website, and the institution’s most recent annual report. The exact set depends on the institution’s approved programs and current public materials, so the review should inventory what is offered now rather than rely on an old checklist.
- The current institutional catalog.
- A current School Performance Fact Sheet for each applicable program.
- Student brochures offered by the institution.
- A link to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.
- The institution’s most recent annual report submitted to BPPE.
Must those disclosures be linked from the homepage?
California regulations require specified materials to be made available through clear and conspicuous links on the website homepage. A practical review therefore tests the logged-out visitor path, link wording, destination, file availability, and mobile access—not merely whether a document exists somewhere on the domain.
What does the catalog portion of the review check?
The catalog review checks the current edition against the required catalog topics in the Act and regulations, then compares it with the website, enrollment materials, program pages, and other public statements. It also tests version dates, annual updating, program and location scope, policy references, charges, and whether older files can be mistaken for the current catalog.
- Correct institutional name, approved locations, and contact information.
- Program names, objectives, length, delivery method, admissions requirements, and completion requirements.
- Tuition, fees, refund information, cancellation rights, and other student obligations.
- Required approval, accreditation, licensure, transferability, complaint, and record-related disclosures.
- A visible edition or effective date and a controlled current-document route.
What does the School Performance Fact Sheet review check?
The review maps each currently offered program and applicable location to its current School Performance Fact Sheet, checks public availability, and compares program identity and outcome claims across the sheet, catalog, website, and advertisements. BPPE’s annual-report guidance distinguishes website availability for currently offered programs from the requirement to maintain electronically a fact sheet for every approved program, including programs not currently offered.
Does the review compare the website with filed and approved information?
Yes. The highest-value review is a reconciliation, not a spell-check. It compares public claims with the institution’s current approved and filed information and flags differences that need institutional verification—especially names, locations, program offerings, program length, delivery method, charges, approval status, accreditation, licensure preparation, and outcomes.
| Compare | Against | Look for |
|---|---|---|
| Website program pages | Catalog and approved program scope | Name, length, delivery, location, and status differences |
| Tuition and fee claims | Catalog, enrollment documents, and current schedules | Missing charges, conflicting totals, or stale promotions |
| Approval and accreditation language | Current institutional status and permitted wording | Overstatement, ambiguity, or unsupported affiliation |
| Outcome and licensure claims | Current SPFS and supporting source records | Different cohorts, unsupported rates, or missing qualifications |
Which marketing claims warrant closer review?
Claims that can influence enrollment decisions deserve closer review, particularly guarantees or implications about employment, salary, transferability, licensure, accreditation, approval, program availability, completion time, or total cost. California Education Code section 94897 restricts multiple categories of false, misleading, or unsupported representation by an institution.
Is a readiness review the same as a BPPE inspection?
No. A readiness review is an independent operational review of selected materials. It is not a BPPE inspection, legal opinion, approval, certification, or guarantee of compliance. BPPE determines the scope and result of any inspection or enforcement action, and the institution remains responsible for its representations, decisions, records, and submissions.
Source notes
Official BPPE and California sources
Legal and regulatory sources reviewed September 3, 2026. Because requirements and agency guidance can change, verify the current official text before relying on any checklist.
- California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (opens in a new tab)
Website materials, catalog content, institutional representations, and public disclosure requirements, including sections 94909, 94910, 94913, and 94897.
- California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (opens in a new tab)
Current regulatory requirements, including catalog, School Performance Fact Sheet, and website-link provisions in sections 71810, 74112, and 74117.
- BPPE Annual Report FAQ (opens in a new tab)
Current agency guidance on annual reports, website availability for fact sheets covering offered programs, and electronic maintenance for every approved program.
- BPPE Announced Compliance Inspections (opens in a new tab)
Official description of the Bureau’s announced compliance inspection process and review scope.
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