CENTRAL AMERICA

Country Higher Education
General Law not including DA Specific for DA
Costa Rica  

Law Nº 2160, Fundamental Law of Education

  
Cuba

Constitution of the Republic of Cuba

  
El Salvador

Law of Higher Education. Decree No.: 468. Official Gazette No.: 216. Volume No.: 365.

Special Regulations for Out-of-Classroom Education in Higher Education
Guatemala

Political Constitution of the Republic

  
Honduras

Fundamental Law of Education. Decree No. 262-2011

  
Nicaragua
  • Law No. 89 on Autonomy of Higher Education Institutions
  • General Law No. 582 on Education of Nicaragua (2006)
  
Panamá

Executive Decree 50: Operating regulations for centers of higher education, official and private. 23-03-1999.

Operation of Distance Higher Education universities and institutions and implementation of Distance Study Plans and Programs. (Executive Decree 949 of 28 October 2011)
República Dominicana
  • General Education Law 66-97.
  • Law 139-01 on Higher Education, Science and Technology. 2013.
  • Regulations for Institutions of Higher Education in the Dominican Republic. Decree N° 463-04..
  • Decree 776-03: General and Functional Regulations of the Secretariat of State for Higher Education, Science and Technology (SEESCYT).

Regulations for Distance Higher Education Institutions and Programs. RESOLUTION N° 09-2006. 2006