### Question
Can you define what educational institution means?


### Answer
**Educational institution** is defined as the following in *38 U.S.C. § 3501*:

> any public or private secondary school, vocational school, correspondence school, business school, junior college, teachers' college, college, normal school, professional school, university, or scientific or technical institution, or any other institution if it furnishes education at the secondary school level or above

#### Citation:
  - *38 U.S.C. § 3501*
  - Heading: **PART III-READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS > CHAPTER 35-SURVIVORS&apos; AND DEPENDENTS&apos; EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER I-DEFINITIONS**

