Board of Private Vocational Schools
The Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools (OBPVS) establishes and enforces minimum standards for licensure and operation of private vocational schools and provides a complaint process and other consumer protections for prospective and enrolled students. In addition, the agency investigates and addresses unlicensed schools either by assisting them to apply or by working with the Attorney General's Office to file legal action to cause a cessation of operations. Classified as a statewide workforce development agency, OBPVS prepares essential workers in state-identified critical occupations and other fields of employment and currently licenses more than 80 private businesses.