; and (2) ensure instructors hold a mechanic certificate with one or more appropriate ratings (or, with respect to instructors who are not certified mechanics, are otherwise specifically qualified to teach their assigned content). 6. Quality control system (a) Accreditation Each aviation maintenance technician school shall— (1) be accredited as meeting the definition of an institution of higher education provided for in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )