CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2016) SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER
ESTABLISHED; DUTIES (§ 23.1-3125)

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.