(1) “Area.”--A contiguous geographical unit and section of this Commonwealth ascertained and determined for the purposes of this act by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.²

(2) “College Center.”--An educational institution of higher learning administered and operated under the Department of Public Instruction, in cooperation with accredited colleges and universities of the Commonwealth, to provide higher education for those persons who cannot now be admitted to any accredited college or university because of overcrowded facilities and conditions therein.

(3) “Commission” or “Pennsylvania Area College Center Commission.”--The departmental administrative commission created by this act in the Department of Public Instruction.

(4) “Executive Committee” or “Area College Center Executive Committee.”--The committee to be appointed in each area in which a college center or centers is or are being conducted by the college and university presidents of such area, cooperating with the Commonwealth in establishing such college centers.