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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 1000 Other students who attend institutions of higher education may participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program only if they meet at least one of the criteria in SNAP 1622.2 and are otherwise eligible. Students who are not eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are excluded as household members. The rest of the student’s household may participate in the Program if otherwise eligible. See SNAP 1622.9. If a household is composed solely of ineligible students, the application will be denied, or the case will be closed. SNAP 11300 contains general instructions for closing cases and providing notices. SNAP 3290 explains work registration for eligible students. 1622.1 Educational Institution SNAP Manual 02/01/97 An institution of post-secondary education is any public or private educational institution that admits persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance. The age of compulsory school attendance is set by the state in which the institution is located. Such institutions must be legally authorized or recognized by the state of location or must provide a program of training which prepares students for gainful employment. A student is considered to be enrolled in an institution of higher education if he or she is enrolled in a regular curriculum at a college or university that offers degree programs regardless of whether a diploma is required. A college includes a junior, community, two-year, or four-year college or a university. A person who is attending a business, technical, trade or vocational school that normally requires a high school diploma or equivalency certificate for enrollment in the curriculum is also enrolled in an institution of higher education. Business, trade, and vocational schools are considered institutions of higher education if they normally require a high school diploma or equivalency certificate for enrollment. In some of these schools, individuals may choose among several more courses that provide practical skills. Some of these courses do require a diploma or the equivalent to enroll while others do not. Those enrolled in a curriculum for which a diploma is required are considered to be enrolled in an institution of higher education. “Normally requires” means a person is required to have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, but if the person does not have either, he may be enrolled by passing a special entrance examination. If a high school diploma or equivalency certificate is only required prior to completion of course work, as opposed to required for enrollment, students are not considered to be attending an institution of higher education. In addition, programs designed to help a person pass the General Education Diploma (GED) test do not qualify the person as attending an institution of higher education.