BPPE Important Notice: 2022 Annual Report Submission

Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Important Notice: 2022 Annual Report Submission

California Education Code (CEC) § 94934 requires the submission of an Annual Report from all institutions approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (Bureau). The Annual Report Portal will open August 1, 2023. Pursuant to Title 5 California Code of Regulations (5 CCR) § 74110(e): “An institution shall file its annual report by December 1st of each year.”

The Annual Report is submitted in two parts – electronically through an online portal and hard copy by mail.

ONLINE PORTAL

The Annual Report shall be submitted to the Bureau electronically via the Bureau’s Annual Report Portal (Portal) which can be found by navigating to dca.prod.simpligov.com. The following components are submitted through the Portal:

• Annual Report: Includes institution, branch, satellite, and program data for the 2022 calendar year.

• Graduate Identification Data: Pursuant to 5 CCR § 74110 every institution shall provide graduate identification data for each student who graduated from the institution’s educational program(s) in the 2022 calendar year. This information is uploaded in “Institution Data” workflow, under the “Graduate Identification Data” tab. A Graduate Identification Data reporting template for the 2022 calendar year is available at: AR_LaborMarketData_2022.xlsx and within the Institution Data Workflow, under the Graduate Identification Data tab.

• School Performance Fact Sheets (SPFS): Upload all SPFS combined into one PDF document and upload it at #38 of the “Institution Data” workflow under the, in PDF format, “Website/Uploads” tab. The SPFS must include data for the 2021 and 2022 calendar year and must be prepared for each program offered at the main and branch locations in the 2022 reporting year as listed in the institution’s 2022 catalog.

• 2022 Catalog: Upload the 2022 catalog at #39 of the “Institution Data” workflow, in PDF format under the “Website/Uploads” tab.

• Enrollment Agreement: Upload at #40 of the “Institution Data” workflow under the “Website/Uploads” tab.

HARD COPY VIA MAIL

Pursuant to 5 CCR §74110 (f)(6), financial statements are not permitted to be filed via the Bureau’s online portal and shall be filed by providing or mailing hard copies directly to:

Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
Attn: Annual Report Unit
1747 North Market Blvd, Suite 225, Sacramento, CA 95834; or
P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818

• Financial Statements: Prepared for the institutions 2022 fiscal year and signed under penalty of perjury. A set of financial statements shall contain, at a minimum: a) income statement, b) balance sheet, and c) cash flow statement and shall be prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Nonprofit institutions shall provide annual financial statements as required under generally accepted accounting principles for nonprofit organizations. Financial Statements shall meet the requirements set forth in 5 CCR § 74115.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

• An Annual Report does not need to be submitted during this reporting year if your institution was newly approved in 2022 or 2023.

• An Annual Report is not due if you are an “Out-of-State Registered” or “Exempt” institution.

If you require additional assistance after reading through this notice, please email the Bureau at bppe.annualreport@dca.ca.gov or call (888) 370-7589, press 7 when prompted.