§ 21-18-102 — Definitions

Wyoming § 21-18-102

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 21: Education
• Ch. 18: COMMUNITY COLLEGES
• Art. 1: GENERALLY

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(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Academic program" means those programs approved
by the commission which provide credits:
(A) Resulting in a two (2) year associate
degree;
(B) Resulting in an applied baccalaureate
degree;
(C) Resulting in a credit bearing credential
such as a certificate; or
(D) Which may be transferred to an accredited
four (4) year college or university.
(ii) "Administrative computing," means hardware and
software components that support data processing activities for
daily business operations and provide support for management
information systems. Administrative computing shall be distinct
from academic computing operations that support instructional
programs;
(iii) "Assessed value" means the total assessed value
of any community college district;
(iv) "Biennial funding report" means the current
funds estimated by each college to be expended in a biennial
period. For purposes of this paragraph, "current funds" shall be
as defined by the national association of college and university
business officers;
(v) "College system" means the community colleges and
the community college commission established pursuant to this
act;
(vi) "Commission" means the community college
commission of Wyoming;
(vii) "Community college" means an institution
established under this act;
(viii) "Community college district" means a body
corporate established by statute as a subdivision of a county or
counties that establishes or maintains a community college;
(ix) "Community service programs" means all programs,
class activities and services sponsored by a college which are
not for credit or part of an academic, vocational-technical or
continuing education program;
(x) "Continuing education programs" means those
programs, class activities and services sponsored by a college
which provide job skills necessary to remain in or advance as a
member of the work force which do not result in degrees or
certificates;
(xi) "Coordination" means to facilitate collaborative
interaction among state government, the boards of the individual
community colleges, the community college commission and other
entities;
(xii) "Full-time equivalency" means the number of
approved academic or vocational-technical credit hours for each
class for which students are enrolled divided by twelve (12).
In calculating full-time equivalency, the census date of student
enrollment as audited by the commission shall be used;
(xiii) "Governing board" or "board" means the
community college district board;
(xiv) "School district" means any school district
established pursuant to the laws of this state excluding
community colleges and community college districts;
(xv) "Vocational-technical programs" means those
programs approved by the commission which provide job skills
necessary to enter, remain in or advance as a member of the work
force and result in degrees or certificates;
(xvi) "Annual weighted average enrollment" means the
total of three (3) consecutive academic years' full-time
weighted equivalency enrollment in which the most recent
academic year is multiplied by one-half (.5) and the immediately
preceding two (2) academic years are multiplied by one-quarter
(.25);
(xvii) "Distance education class" means a class in
which the instructor and a majority of students are physically
separated by time or space, and a communications source other
than face to face in class instruction is used to provide
synchronous or asynchronous instruction. A class which
qualifies as a distance education class shall be considered a
level one, level two or level three class as determined by the
content of the course;
(xviii) "Full-time weighted equivalency enrollment"
means full-time equivalency with credit hours for each class
assigned a weighting system as follows:
(A) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 2, § 2.
(B) Each level one class credit hour shall be
multiplied by one (1);
(C) Each level two class credit hour shall be
multiplied by one and one-quarter (1.25);
(D) Each level three class credit hour shall be
multiplied by one and one-half (1.5).
(xix) "Level one class" means a class guided by an
instructor through course material via classroom lecture,
limited field trips, multimedia, text book reading, written
assignments and one-on-one tutorial wherein students rely on the
instructor to lead the class and assign appropriate homework and
tests based on class lecture;
(xx) "Level two class" means a class taught in a
laboratory setting, supplemented but not solely based on
lecture, textbook reading, field trips, writing assignments and
the use of multimedia;
(xxi) "Level three class" means a class that is
highly technical and requires significant ancillary equipment.
Level three classes incorporate all methods of instruction with
the primary emphasis of instruction centering on equipment and
hands-on experiences;
(xxii) "Standard budget base amount" means a base
budget amount of one hundred ninety-four million seven hundred
two thousand one hundred thirty-one dollars ($194,702,131.00)
adjusted by all increases and decreases enacted pursuant to W.S.
21-18-203(e);
(xxiii) "Capital construction project" and "capital
construction" mean as defined by W.S. 9-2-3001(b)(ii);
(xxiv) "Capital renewal" means as defined by W.S. 9-
2-3001(b)(viii);
(xxv) "Major maintenance" means as defined by W.S. 9-
2-3001(b)(ix);
(xxvi) "Renovation" means as defined by W.S. 9-2-
3001(b)(xi);
(xxvii) "This act" means W.S. 21-18-101 through 21-
18-409.