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WV Code § 18B-3C-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-1. Legislative Findings

(a) The Legislature makes the following findings related to state community and technical colleges:(1) Community and technical colleges are a distinctively American invention. They fill a critical gap between public secondary education and the baccalaureate institutions and universities and they provide a connection between adult basic education and higher education. Their overriding mission is to provide affordable access to postsecondary education and to provide this education and related services to people who otherwise might not have enrolled in a college or university. They provide access to students who live in geographic proximity and who seek low-cost postsecondary education.(2) As the state's primary provider of workforce education and training, community and technical colleges located in every region of West Virginia are essential to a statewide strategy to prepare students for high-demand, high-wage jobs, workforce development necessary to diversify and grow the state's economy, and further postsecondary education and life long learning.(3) The mission of state community and technical colleges is to provide comprehensive education services that combine the critical functions of career-technical education and work force development, non-credit industry training, transfer education, developmental education and continuing education.(4) While the student population of state community and technical colleges is now evenly divided between those who are under age twenty-five and adults who are twenty-five and older, the number in both categories who earn a degree or industry-recognized certificate within six years remains low. The declining numbers of high school graduates in the state makes it imperative for the community and technical college system to focus on increasing the numbers of adults who enroll and who complete programs to earn a degree or industry-recognized certificate within six years.(b) In carrying out their mission, the governing boards of the community and technical colleges shall collaborate with public high schools and career and technical centers to deliver services effectively and efficiently in the locations where they are needed most.
WV Code § 18B-3C-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-2. Legislative Intent

The following comprise the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article:(a) To establish community and technical college education that is well articulated with the public schools, the career and technical education centers and other state institutions of higher education; that encourages traditional and nontraditional students and adult learners to pursue a lifetime of learning; that serves as an instrument of economic development; and that has the independence and flexibility to respond quickly to changing needs of citizens and employers in the state;(b) To establish community and technical college/career and technical education consortia districts for each of the community and technical colleges in order to ensure that the full range of community and technical college education programs and services is provided in all areas of the state, including the implementation of seamless programs of study as exemplified by West Virginia EDGE, established in article thirteen, chapter eighteen of this code and the Collaborative Degree Completion Program, established in article three-b of this chapter;(c) To define the full range of programs and services that each community and technical college has the responsibility to provide; and(d) To establish other policies and procedures necessary to ensure that the needs of West Virginia, its people and its businesses are met for the programs and services that can be provided through a comprehensive system of community and technical colleges.
WV Code § 18B-3C-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-5. Appointment of Community and Technical College Presidents

(a) The administrative head of a community and technical college is the president who is chosen pursuant to the terms of section six, article one-b of this chapter.(b) Any individual employed as provost, president, or divisional administrative head of a community and technical college on June 30, 2008, which institution becomes independent on the effective date of this section, continues as the administrative head of the institution and becomes the community and technical college president on July 1, 2008, subject to the provisions of section six, article one-b of this chapter.
WV Code § 18B-3C-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-6. Community and Technical College Programs

(a) The mission of each community and technical college includes the following programs which may be offered on or off campus, at the work site, in the public schools and at other locations and at times that are convenient for the intended population:(1) Career and technical education skill sets, certificates, associate of applied science and selected associate of science degree programs for students seeking immediate employment, individual entrepreneurship skills, occupational development, skill enhancement and career mobility;(2) Transfer education associate of arts and associate of science degree programs for students whose education goal is to transfer into a baccalaureate degree program;(3) Developmental/remedial education courses, literacy education, tutorials, skills development labs and other services for students who need to improve their skills in mathematics, English, reading, study skills, computers and other basic skill areas;(4) Workforce training and retraining and contract education with business and industry to train or retrain employees;(5) Continuing development assistance and education credit and noncredit courses for professional and self-development, certification and licensure and literacy training;(6) Community service workshops, lectures, seminars, clinics, concerts, theatrical performances and other noncredit activities to meet the cultural, civic and personal interests and needs of the community; and(7) Cooperative arrangements with the public school system for the seamless progression of students through programs of study which are calculated to begin at the secondary level and conclude at the community and technical college level.(b) All administrative, programmatic and budgetary control over community and technical college education within the institution is vested in the president, subject to rules adopted by the council. The president with the institutional board of Governors or institutional board of advisors, as appropriate, is responsible for the regular review, revision, elimination and establishment of programs within the institution to assure that the needs of the community and technical college consortia district are met. It is the intent of the Legislature that the program review and approval process for community and technical college education be separate and distinct from baccalaureate education and subject to the provisions of section nine of this article.(c) Independently accredited community and technical colleges shall serve as higher education centers for their regions by brokering with colleges, universities and other providers, in state and out of state, to ensure the coordinated access of students, employers and other clients to needed programs and services.
WV Code § 18B-3C-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-7. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

The Community and Technical College of Shepherd is hereafter named "Blue Ridge Community and Technical College". Any reference in this code to the Community and Technical College of Shepherd means Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.
WV Code § 18B-3C-7a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-7a. Bridgemont Community and Technical College; Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College; Mountwest Community and Technical College

(a) The Community and Technical College at West Virginia University Institute of Technology is hereafter named "Bridgemont Community and Technical College". Any reference in this code to the Community and Technical College at West Virginia University Institute of Technology means Bridgemont Community and Technical College.(b) Marshall Community and Technical College is hereafter named "Mountwest Community and Technical College". Any reference in this code to Marshall Community and Technical College means Mountwest Community and Technical College.(c) West Virginia State Community and Technical College is hereafter named "Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College". Any reference in this code to West Virginia State Community and Technical College means Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College.
WV Code § 18B-3C-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-9. Increasing Flexibility for Community and Technical Colleges

(a) Notwithstanding any rules or procedures of the governing boards to the contrary, the community and technical colleges have the authority and the duty to:(1) Incorporate the most effective and efficient use of technology in accessing and delivering courses and programs in order to make the best use of available resources and to control costs;(2) Incorporate a model to offer occupational program curricula in smaller modules to accommodate specific student and employer needs and to gain sufficient flexibility in formatting courses;(3) Serve as a facilitator for education programs from outside delivery sources to meet the needs of the residents and employers of the district; and(4) Employ faculty in the most effective manner to serve the core mission of the community and technical college.(A) To that end, the freestanding community and technical colleges may employ faculty for an indefinite period without a grant of tenure and shall work toward a staffing goal of no more than twenty percent of the faculty holding tenure or being tenuretrack employees. Tenured faculty employed by the freestanding community and technical colleges before July 1, 1999, are not affected by this provision.(B) All community and technical colleges, other than those set forth in paragraph (A) of this subdivision, may employ faculty for an indefinite period without a grant of tenure. The immediate goal is to use this provision as a tool to assist the community and technical colleges in meeting the essential conditions provided for in section three of this article and in gaining independent accreditation status. The ultimate goal is to provide the flexibility community and technical colleges need to meet the needs of the state by working toward having no more than twenty percent of the core faculty holding tenure or being tenuretrack employees. Tenured faculty employed by community and technical colleges other than freestanding community and technical colleges on June 30, 2000, may not be affected by this provision. Tenure may not be denied to a faculty member solely as a result of change in employing institution necessitated by the change to independently accredited community and technical colleges.(b) The governing boards shall adopt a model of program approval for the community and technical colleges that permits occupational programs to be customized to meet needs without requiring approval by any governing board or other agency of government. The model shall incorporate a post-audit review of such programs on a three-year cycle to determine the effectiveness of the programs in meeting district needs.(c) The council shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section and shall file these rules for review and approval with the chancellor no later than December 1, 2004.
WV Code § 18B-3C-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-10. Freestanding Community and Technical Colleges; Tuition and Fees

(a) Each governing board may fix tuition and establish and set such other fees to be charged students at its community and technical college as it considers appropriate, subject to the provisions of this subsection and article ten of this chapter.(1) The governing board, in consultation with the council, also may establish special fees for such purposes as, including, but not limited to, health services, student activities, student recreation, athletics or any other extracurricular purposes. The council shall determine which fees, if any, do not apply to the entire student population and to which students such fees do not apply. Such special fees may be used only for the purposes for which collected.(2) A community and technical college may contract with any other state institution of higher education for the participation of its students in programs, activities or services of the other institution and for the use of such fees collected.(b) All tuition and fee charges in the total aggregate shall comply with the terms of the institution's compact approved by the council, based on peer comparisons or cost of instruction as set forth in the goals for post-secondary education pursuant to section one-a, article one of this chapter.
WV Code § 18B-3C-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-15. Transition Oversight

(a) The Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability is charged with responsibility to monitor and oversee implementation of the policy changes required by this act.(b) The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Reviewing the overall progress of the council, the commission and state institutions of higher education in implementing the provisions of this act;(2) Monitoring the development of the rules related to financing policy and benchmarks and indicators pursuant to section six, article two-b of this chapter;(3) Monitoring the development of the statewide master plan for community and technical college education and the institutional compacts pursuant to sections five and seven, article one-d of this chapter;(4) Monitoring the development of the council's state compact pursuant to section six, article one-d of this chapter; and(5) Monitoring the changes in institutional relationships including development or changes in contractual arrangements for services pursuant to section twelve of this article and delivery of dual credit and baccalaureate-level courses;(c) The provisions of this section expire June 30, 2009.
WV Code § 18B-3C-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3C. Community and Technical College System|§18B-3C-16. Encouragement of Collaborative Agreements Between Community and Technical Colleges and Federally Registered Apprenticeship Programs

 (a) The Legislature finds that apprenticeship programs provide a valuable educational opportunity that can be enhanced by community and technical colleges that offer associate degrees. Accordingly, the Legislature hereby encourages, but is not requiring, community and technical colleges that offer associate degrees to enter into collaborative agreements with federally registered apprenticeship programs that are registered with the United States Department of Labor. (b) On or before January 1 of each year, the council shall provide to the Legislature and the Governor a report regarding the collaborative agreements between community and technical colleges and federally registered apprenticeships programs. The report should identify those community and technical colleges that have entered into a collaborative agreement with federally registered apprenticeship programs, the number of students participating in such apprenticeship programs, and the number of community and technical colleges credits earned by students in such apprenticeship programs, and, if available, information on the number of students employed, and the average hours they worked in a relevant field, during such apprenticeship programs.
WV Code § 18B-3D-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3D. Workforce Development Initiative|§18B-3D-2. Workforce Development Initiative Program Continued; Purpose; Program Administration; Rule Required

(a) The Workforce Development Initiative Program is continued under the supervision of the council. The purpose of the program is to administer and oversee grants to community and technical colleges to implement the provisions of this article in accordance with legislative intent.(b) It is the responsibility of the council to administer the state fund for community and technical college and workforce development, including setting criteria for grant applications, receiving applications for grants, making determinations on distribution of funds and evaluating the performance of workforce development initiatives.(c) The chancellor, under the direction of the council, shall review and approve the expenditure of all grant funds, including development of application criteria, the review and selection of applicants for funding, and the annual review and justification of applicants for grant renewal.(1) To aid in decision-making, the chancellor appoints an advisory committee consisting of the Executive Director of the West Virginia Development Office or designee; the Assistant State Superintendent for Technical and Adult Education; the Chair of the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education; the Chair of the West Virginia Workforce Investment Council; the Executive Director of Workforce West Virginia; one member representing the Herbert Henderson Minority Affairs Office, two members representing business and industry; and one member representing labor. The advisory committee shall review all applications for workforce development initiative grants and make recommendations for distributing grant funds to the council. The advisory committee also shall make recommendations on methods to share among the community and technical colleges any curricula developed as a result of a workforce development initiative grant.(2) When determining which grant proposals will be funded, the council shall give special consideration to proposals by community and technical colleges that involve businesses with fewer than fifty employees.(3) The council shall weigh each proposal to avoid awarding grants which will have the ultimate effect of providing unfair advantage to employers new to the state who will be in direct competition with established local businesses.(d) The council may allocate a reasonable amount, not to exceed five percent up to a maximum of $50,000 of the funds available for grants on an annual basis, for general program administration.(e) Moneys appropriated or otherwise available for the Workforce Development Initiative Program shall be allocated by line item to an appropriate account. Any moneys remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year are carried forward for use in the next fiscal year.(f) Nothing in this article requires a specific level of appropriation by the Legislature.
WV Code § 18B-3D-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18B. Higher Education|Article 3D. Workforce Development Initiative|§18B-3D-3. Mission of the Workforce Development Initiative Program

(a) The statewide mission of the Workforce Development Initiative Program is to develop a strategy to strengthen the quality of the state's workforce by linking the existing post-secondary education capacity to the needs of business, industry and other employers. Available funding will be used to provide explicit incentives for partnerships between employers and community and technical colleges to develop comprehensive workforce development services. Funds will be granted on the basis of proposals developed according to criteria established by the council.(b) The mission of any community and technical college accepting a workforce development initiative grant is to:(1) Become client-focused and develop programs that meet documented employer needs;(2) Involve and collaborate with employers in the development of programs;(3) Develop customized training programs that provide for the changing needs of employers and that are offered at flexible times and locations to accommodate employer scheduling;(4) Develop partnerships with other public and private providers, including small business development centers and vocational, technical and adult education centers, and, with business and labor, to fulfill the workforce development needs of the service area;(5) Establish cooperative arrangements with the public school system for the seamless progression of students through programs of study that begin at the secondary level and conclude at the community and technical college level, particularly with respect to career and technical education certificates, associate of applied science and selected associate of science degree programs for students seeking immediate employment, individual entrepreneurship skills, occupational development, skill enhancement and career mobility; and(6) Assist in the on-going assessment of the workforce development needs of the service area.