23-231.2 - Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center created; duties. - Virginia Statutes

§ 23-231.2. Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center created; duties.

From such funds as may be appropriated, the Southwest Virginia HigherEducation Center is hereby established as an educational institution in theCommonwealth and shall be referred to in this chapter as the "Center". TheCenter shall:

1. Encourage the expansion of higher education, including adult andcontinuing education, associate degrees to be offered by Virginia HighlandsCommunity College, undergraduate degrees to be offered by the University ofVirginia's College at Wise, and graduate degree programs, in the Southwestregion of the Commonwealth and foster partnerships between the public andprivate sectors to enhance higher education in the region;

2. Coordinate the development and delivery of continuing education programsoffered by those educational institutions serving the region;

3. Facilitate the delivery of teacher training programs leading to licensureand graduate degrees;

4. Serve as a resource and referral center by maintaining and disseminatinginformation on existing educational programs and resources; and

5. Develop, in coordination with the State Council of Higher Education forVirginia, specific goals for higher education in Southwest Virginia.

(1991, c. 627; 1992, c. 132; 1999, cc. 424, 437; 2004, c. 1000.)