Eligible institutions and projects are defined below pursuant to NJEFA's Statute.

Private college: a nonprofit institution of higher education other than a public college which provides classes beyond high school level within the State.

Private institution of higher education: nonprofit, independent colleges or universities incorporated and located in New Jersey authorized to grant academic degrees for studies equivalent to the State’s public institutions of higher education as accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and which are eligible to receive State aid.

Public institution of higher education: Rutgers, The State University, the State colleges, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the county colleges and any other public university or college now or hereafter established or authorized by law.

Dormitory: housing unit with necessary and usual attendant and related facilities and equipment.

Educational facility: a structure suitable for use as a dormitory, dining hall, student union, administration building, academic building, library, laboratory, research facility, teaching hospital, and parking maintenance storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities related thereto or required or useful for the instruction of students or the conducting of research or the operation of an institution for higher education, and the necessary and usual attendant and related facilities and equipment, but shall not include any facility used or to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship.

County College Capital Project: any capital project of a county college pursuant to section 2 of P.L., 1971, c. 12 (C.18A:64A-22.2) and approved by the State Treasurer for funding pursuant to the County College Capital Projects Fund Act,” P.L., c.