I really don't see this applying to hackathons/editathons, there's not
much "schoolish" about those. The regulators are going after the
"learn to code in 12 weeks" style programs that are springing up. You
can read more about what compliance entails here:
http://www.bppe.ca.gov , but just going from their mission I don't see
any way they'd care about *athons:
"The Bureau exists to promote and protect the interests of students
and consumers: (i) through the effective and efficient oversight of
California's private postsecondary educational institutions, (ii)
through the promotion of competition that rewards educational quality
and employment outcomes, (iii) through proactively combating
unlicensed activity, and (iv) by resolving student complaints in a
manner that benefits both the complaining student and future
students."
-Leigh