77051623.1-3127Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Institutions Of Higher Education; Other Educational And Cultural InstitutionsOther Educational And Cultural InstitutionsEducational Authorities, Centers, Institutes, And PartnershipsSouthwest Virginia Higher Education Center.(Effective October 1, 2016) Powers of the board1991, c. 627, §§ 23-231.4, 23-231.6; 1998, c. 78; 1999, cc. 424, 437; 2016, c. 588.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/23.1-3127//23.1-3127/23.1/V/31/7/23.1-3127The board has, in addition to its other powers, all the corporate powers given to corporations by the provisions of Title 13.1, except in those cases where, by the express terms of its provisions, it is confined to corporations created under that title. The board may accept, execute, and administer any trust in which it may have an interest under the terms of the instrument creating the trust.sectionAA1The board may establish and administer agreements with (i) public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to provide undergraduate-level and graduate-level instructional programs at the Center and (ii) Virginia Highlands Community College and other public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to provide freshman-level and sophomore-level courses and associate degrees.sectionBB1The board may, on behalf of the Center, apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable it to carry out its objectives.sectionCC1