The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center (the Center) is established as an educational institution in the Commonwealth. The Center shall:
1. Encourage the expansion of higher education degrees, adult and continuing education, workforce training, and professional development through partnerships with public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education;
2. Facilitate the delivery of teacher training programs leading to licensure and undergraduate and graduate degrees;
3. Serve as a resource and referral center by maintaining and disseminating information on existing educational programs and resources; and
4. Develop, in coordination with the Council, specific goals for higher education in Southwest Virginia.
History
1991, c. 627, § 23-231.2; 1992, c. 132; 1999, cc. 424, 437; 2004, c. 1000; 2016, c. 588.
