For the purpose of this code, the following terms are defined:

(1) "Admissions officer" shall mean the designated college administrator for admissions procedures.

(2) "Applicant" shall mean a person seeking admission to Clark College.

(3) "College" shall mean Clark College and any other community college centers or facilities established within Washington State Community College District l4.

(4) "Designee" shall mean a person appointed by an officer or another person designated to perform a function on the appointer’s behalf.

(5) "GED" shall mean the General Educational Development Test of the American Council on Education.

(6) "International students" shall mean applicants or students who are not United States citizens and who need F-1 or M-1 visas to attend Clark College.

(7) "Nonresident students" shall mean students who meet the definition according to RCW 28B.15.012(3).

(8) "Persian Gulf veteran" shall mean a veteran of the Persian Gulf who has documented service in a combat zone as defined by the president during 1991, who qualified as a Washington resident as defined by RCW 28B.l5.0l2(2) on August 1, 1990.

(9) "Registrar" shall mean the designated college administrator for registration and records procedures.

(10) "Resident students" shall mean those students who meet criteria defined in RCW 28B.l5.0l2.

(11) "Student," unless otherwise qualified, shall mean and include any person who is an applicant for admission or an enrolled student of Clark College.

(12) "Veteran" shall mean an applicant or student who is eligible to receive Department of Veterans’ Affairs educational benefits.

(13) "Veterans of Vietnam conflict" shall be those persons who have been on active federal service as a member of the armed military or naval forces of the United States between a period commencing August 5, 1964, to May 7, 1975, who qualify as Washington residents as defined by RCW 28B.l5.012(2).

(14) "Waivers" shall mean those tuition and fee waivers authorized by state law and by the state board for community and technical colleges in accordance with chapter 131-28 WAC and adopted as policy where appropriate by the college board of trustees.