There are seven regional committees. Each land-grant institution may send a representative to each committee. Each committee will elect a chair and vice chair of the committee. Elected chairs and vice chairs serve one year beginning the day after the annual meeting in which they were elected and continuing until the end of the annual meeting in the subsequent year. Vice chairs often become the committee chair following their term as vice chair.
All institutions have the opportunity to send a program leader representative to each committee.
The decision for participation is based upon mission and direction of the institution. Each committee elects two Program Leadership representatives. One is from an 1862 land grant institution and one is from an 1890 land grant institution. The term of appointment on PLC is three years. Each committee has an internal process for this election and appointment.