28B.77.850 – Homeless and foster care students pilot program.
RCW 28B.77.850 Homeless and foster care students pilot program. (Expires January 1, 2025.) (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the council shall select four public four-year institutions of higher education, two on each side of the crest of the Cascade mountain range, to participate in a pilot program to […]
28B.77.900 – Transfer of powers, duties, and functions—2012 c 229.
RCW 28B.77.900 Transfer of powers, duties, and functions—2012 c 229. (1) All powers, duties, and functions of the higher education coordinating board are transferred to the student achievement council. All references to the executive director or the higher education coordinating board in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the executive director […]
28B.77.215 – Statewide transfer of credit policy and agreement—Requirements.
RCW 28B.77.215 Statewide transfer of credit policy and agreement—Requirements. The statewide transfer of credit policy and agreement must be designed to facilitate the transfer of students and the evaluation of transcripts, to better serve persons seeking information about courses and programs, to aid in academic planning, and to improve the review and evaluation of academic […]
28B.77.220 – Transfer associate degrees—Work groups—Implementation—Progress reports.
RCW 28B.77.220 Transfer associate degrees—Work groups—Implementation—Progress reports. (1) The council must convene work groups to develop transfer associate degrees that will satisfy lower division requirements at public four-year institutions of higher education for specific academic majors. Work groups must include representatives from the state board for community and technical colleges and the council of presidents, […]
28B.77.230 – Academic credit for prior learning—Goals—Work group—Reports.
RCW 28B.77.230 Academic credit for prior learning—Goals—Work group—Reports. (1) The council, the state board for community and technical colleges, the council of presidents, the four-year institutions of higher education, the private independent higher education institutions, and the private career schools shall collaborate to carry out the following goals: (a) Increase the number of students who […]
28B.77.240 – Western Governors University – Washington—Recognition and endorsement—Rules.
RCW 28B.77.240 Western Governors University – Washington—Recognition and endorsement—Rules. (1) The council may: (a) Recognize and endorse online, competency-based education as an important component of Washington’s higher education system; (b) Work to eliminate unnecessary barriers to the delivery of online competency-based education by Western Governors University – Washington; and (c) Work with Western Governors University […]
28B.77.250 – Program of supplemental educational transition planning—Contract with nongovernmental entity—Reports.
RCW 28B.77.250 Program of supplemental educational transition planning—Contract with nongovernmental entity—Reports. (1) To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the council, with input from the office of the superintendent of public instruction; the department of children, youth, and families; the department of commerce office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs; and the […]
28B.77.270 – Postsecondary institution contracts with third parties to disburse financial aid.
RCW 28B.77.270 Postsecondary institution contracts with third parties to disburse financial aid. (1) The council’s rules or other requirements for institutions to participate in state financial aid programs shall assure that contracts between postsecondary institutions participating in state financial aid programs, as defined in RCW 28B.10.287, and financial institutions or third-party servicers for the disbursement […]
28B.77.280 – Statewide financial aid calculator tool.
RCW 28B.77.280 Statewide financial aid calculator tool. (1) The council shall adopt a centralized online statewide calculator tool for the purposes of estimating federal Pell grant and Washington college grant awards for all public four-year institutions of higher education in Washington state. (2) The tool must provide an estimate of state and federal aid based […]
28B.77.285 – Gift equity packaging policy.
RCW 28B.77.285 Gift equity packaging policy. (1) The council shall ensure that a postsecondary institution participating in the state student financial aid program has a gift equity packaging policy allowing for a student who receives a private scholarship to receive up to 100 percent of the student’s unmet need, as determined by the United States […]