§ 16-44-2 Purposes of community colleges. It shall be the purposes of the community colleges to provide educationalprograms of two (2) years' duration as follows:
(1) Two (2) year college transfer programs;
(2) Two (2) year terminal general education programs;
(3) Two (2) year college technical and vocational programs;and
(4) Any other educational programs and services as areappropriate to these institutions.