§ 23.1-3125 — Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center established; duties

Virginia § 23.1-3125

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 23.1: INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION; OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
• Subtitle V: OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
• Ch. 31: EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES, CENTERS, COMMITTEES, FUNDS, INSTITUTES, AND PARTNERSHIPS
• Art. 7: SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER

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The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center (the Center) is established as an educational institution in the Commonwealth. The Center shall:

1. Encourage the expansion of higher education degrees, adult and continuing education, workforce training, and professional development through partnerships with public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education;

2. Facilitate the delivery of teacher training programs leading to licensure and undergraduate and graduate degrees;

3. Serve as a resource and referral center by maintaining and disseminating information on existing educational programs and resources; and

4. Develop, in coordination with the Council, specific goals for higher education in Southwest Virginia.

Legislative History

1991, c. 627, § 23-231.2; 1992, c. 132; 1999, cc. 424, 437; 2004, c. 1000; 2016, c. 588.