There is hereby established a university at Gunnison, which is known as Western Colorado university. Western Colorado university is a general baccalaureate institution with selective admission standards. Western Colorado university offers undergraduate liberal arts and sciences and professional degree programs, developmental education courses receiving resident credit pursuant to section 23-1-113.3, and a limited number of graduate programs. Western Colorado university also serves as a regional education provider.
Source: L. 2003: Entire article R&RE, p. 784, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 43, § 1, effective March 9. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1331), ch. 254, p. 1265, § 1, effective August 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-004), ch. 13, p. 123, § 7, effective August 6. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1083), ch. 63, p. 165, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1206), ch. 133, p. 605, § 19, effective April 25; entire section amended, (HB 19-1178), ch. 400, p. 3541, § 1, July 1.
Editor’s note:
- This section is similar to former § 23-56-101 as it existed prior to 2003.
- Amendments to this section by HB 19-1206 and HB 19-1178 were harmonized.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 14-004, see section 1 of chapter 13, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.