2. As used in this act:
a. "Institution of higher education" means an institution of collegiate grade in New Jersey licensed by the Commission on Higher Education or otherwise authorized under N.J.S.18A:68-6 and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
b. "Educational loan" means either (1) a loan which is made for the purpose of defraying the cost of attendance by one or more students at the institution of higher education making such loan or (2) a loan to an employee of an institution of higher education for the purpose of defraying the costs of post-secondary school education of the employee or of the spouse or child of the employee.