This chapter does not apply to:

     (1) Bona fide trade, business, professional, or fraternal organizations sponsoring educational programs primarily for that organization's membership or offered by that organization on a no-fee basis;

     (2) Entities offering education that is exclusively avocational or recreational;

     (3) Education not requiring payment of money or other consideration if this education is not advertised or promoted as leading toward educational credentials;

     (4) Entities that are established, operated, and governed by this state or its political subdivisions under Title 28A, 28B, or 28C RCW;

     (5) Degree-granting programs in compliance with the rules of the *higher education coordinating board;

     (6) Any other entity to the extent that it has been exempted from some or all of the provisions of this chapter under RCW 28C.10.100;

     (7) Entities not otherwise exempt that are of a religious character, but only as to those educational programs exclusively devoted to religious or theological objectives and represented accurately in institutional catalogs or other official publications;

     (8) Entities offering only courses certified by the federal aviation administration;

     (9) Barber and cosmetology schools licensed under chapter 18.16 RCW;

     (10) Entities which only offer courses approved to meet the continuing education requirements for licensure under chapter 18.04, 18.79, or 48.17 RCW; and

     (11) Entities not otherwise exempt offering only workshops or seminars lasting no longer than three calendar days.

[1994 sp.s. c 9 § 723; 1990 c 188 § 6; 1986 c 299 § 3.]

NOTES:

     *Reviser's note: The higher education coordinating board was abolished by 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 301, effective July 1, 2012.

     Severability -- Headings and captions not law -- Effective date -- 1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902.

     Severability -- 1990 c 188: See note following RCW 28C.10.020.