This document is intended to present background information on the basic consumer protection issues in postsecondary education. Topics discussed are: (1) recruitment practices of postsecondary schools; (2) the role of a state agency in consumer protection; (3) consumer rights, responsibilities and redress of consumer protection; (4) advertising guidelines for educational institutions; (5) consumer protection in postsecondary occupational education; (6) accreditation and consumer protection; (7) the legitimacy of consumer protection as a concern in traditional higher education; (8) consumer advocacy and student consumer protection in postsecondary education; (9) deceptive and unfair advertising practices on the part of vocational schools; and (10) the actual consumer in the educational marketplace. (Author/KE)