As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Career and technical education” means the training or retraining under public supervision and control that is (i) given in school classes, including field or laboratory work incidental to such training or retraining, exclusive of those career and technical education programs provided and administered […]
The State Board for Community Colleges is a corporation under the style of “the State Board for Community Colleges” that shall establish, control, and administer a statewide system of publicly supported comprehensive community colleges, which shall be known as the Virginia Community College System. 1966, c. 679, § 23-215; 1977, c. 413; 1998, cc. 111, […]
A. The State Board shall consist of 15 nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. B. Each member shall be a resident of the Commonwealth. No officer, employee, or member of the governing board of any public institution of higher education or of any school subject to the […]
A. The State Board shall elect a chairman from its membership and may provide for the election of one of its members as vice-chairman. B. The State Board shall meet at least four times annually and on the call of the chairman when in his opinion additional meetings are expedient or necessary. C. Eight members […]
In addition to the duties of governing boards of public institutions of higher education set forth in Chapter 13 (§ 23.1-1300 et seq.), the State Board shall: 1. Be the state agency with primary responsibility for coordinating workforce training at the postsecondary through the associate degree level, exclusive of the career and technical education programs […]
In addition to the powers of governing boards of public institutions of higher education set forth in Chapter 13 (§ 23.1-1300 et seq.), the State Board may: 1. With the approval of the Governor, accept from any government or governmental department or agency or any public or private body or from any other source grants […]
Each comprehensive community college shall: 1. Maximize noncredit course offerings made available to business and industry at a time and place that meet current and projected workforce needs and minimize the cost of noncredit offerings to business and industry to the extent feasible; 2. Deal directly with employers in designing and offering courses to meet […]
Each comprehensive community college shall enter into agreements with the local school divisions it serves to facilitate dual enrollment of eligible students into a Career Pathways program preparing students to pass a high school equivalency examination offered by the local school division and a postsecondary credential, certification, or license attainment program offered by the comprehensive […]
A. Each of the seven comprehensive community colleges with the highest number of enrolled students who are veterans shall employ at least one full-time veterans advisor to provide comprehensive and intensive enrollment and advising services to current and prospective students who are veterans. B. Each of the seven comprehensive community colleges with the highest number […]
A. The State Board shall adopt a policy for the award of academic credit to any student enrolled in a comprehensive community college who has successfully completed a military training course or program as part of his military service that is applicable to the student’s certificate of degree requirements and is: 1. Recommended for academic […]
The State Board shall require each comprehensive community college to develop policies and procedures for the award of academic credit to any student enrolled in a comprehensive community college who has successfully completed a state-approved registered apprenticeship credential in a field that is aligned with a credit-bearing program of study at the comprehensive community college […]
The System, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industry, shall develop and deliver uniform, related instruction for registered apprenticeships in high-demand programs, as determined by the Virginia Board of Workforce Development and the Virginia Employment Commission, and for which coursework is not otherwise available. Such instruction shall be available statewide and shall be […]
A. The State Board shall appoint a Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System to be the chief executive officer of the System and secretary to the State Board, fix his salary, and prescribe his duties in addition to those duties set forth in subsection B. B. The Chancellor shall: 1. Formulate such policies and […]
Repealed by Acts 2020, c. 490, cl. 2.
Proper bonds shall be required of all agents and employees who handle any funds that may come into the custody of the System. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid from funds appropriated by the Commonwealth for the administration of the provisions of this chapter. 1966, c. 679, § 23-226; 1977, c. 413; 2016, […]
In any area served by a comprehensive community college, no public institution of higher education that conducts extension programs shall offer courses of study similar to those offered by a comprehensive community college, except as authorized by the Council. Whenever practicable, the State Board shall provide facilities to such public institutions of higher education for […]
The fourth week in January of every year is declared “Community College Week” and the State Board may approve such activities in observance of this week as it deems appropriate. 1985, c. 161, § 23-231.1; 2016, c. 588.
A. Northern Virginia Community College, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall contract with a partner organization to develop, market, and implement high-quality and effective computer science training and professional development activities for public school teachers throughout the Commonwealth for the purpose of improving the computer science literacy of all public school students in […]
A. As used in this section, “high-demand field” means a discipline or field in which there is a shortage of skilled workers to fill current and anticipated additional job vacancies. B. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back […]
A. For purposes of this section: “Applied sciences program” means a three-year program of educational instruction at the college that incorporates instruction in industrial applied sciences and leads to the conferral of an Associate in Applied Science degree on any person who successfully completes such program. “Apprenticeship program” means a three-year program at the college […]
