                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 23.1-100)

As used in this title, unless the context requires a different
meaning:		&#8220;Associate-degree-granting&#8221; means that an associate degree
is the most advanced degree that is granted.		&#8220;Associate-degree-granting
public institution of higher education&#8221; includes Richard Bland College and
each comprehensive community college.		&#8220;Baccalaureate&#8221; means that
bachelor&#8217;s degrees or more advanced degrees, or both, are
granted.		&#8220;Baccalaureate public institution of higher education&#8221;
includes Christopher Newport University, George Mason University, James Madison
University, Longwood University, the University of Mary Washington, Norfolk
State University, Old Dominion University, Radford University, the University of
Virginia, the University of Virginia&#8217;s College at Wise as a division of
the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Military
Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State
University, and The College of William and Mary in Virginia.		&#8220;Chief
executive officer&#8221; includes the Chancellor of the Virginia Community
College System, the Chancellor of the University of Virginia&#8217;s College at
Wise, the Superintendent of Virginia Military Institute, and the president of
each other public institution of higher education.		&#8220;Comprehensive
community college&#8221; means an associate-degree-granting public institution
of higher education governed by the State Board that offers instruction in one
or more of the following fields:

1. Freshman and sophomore courses in arts and sciences acceptable for transfer
to baccalaureate degree programs;

2. Diversified technical curricula, including programs leading to an associate
degree;

3. Career and technical education leading directly to employment;

4. Courses in general and continuing education for adults in the fields set out
in subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; or

5. Noncredit training and retraining courses and programs of varying lengths to
meet the needs of business and industry in the Commonwealth.
			&#8220;Council&#8221; means the State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia.			&#8220;Dual enrollment&#8221; means the enrollment of a qualified
high school student in a postsecondary course that is creditable toward high
school completion and a career certificate or an associate or baccalaureate
degree at a public institution of higher education. &#8220;Dual
enrollment&#8221; does not include the enrollment of a qualified high school
student in a postsecondary course that is not creditable toward high school
completion.			&#8220;Governing board&#8221; includes the State Board and the
board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education.
&#8220;Governing board&#8221; does not include local community college
boards.			&#8220;Local community college board&#8221; means the board
established to act in an advisory capacity to the State Board and perform such
duties with respect to the operation of a single comprehensive community college
as may be delegated to it by the State Board.			&#8220;Nonprofit private
institution of higher education&#8221; means any postsecondary school, as that
term is defined in &#xA7; 23.1-213, in the Commonwealth that is exempt from
paying federal income taxes under &#xA7; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
and is certified by the Council to offer degrees or exempt from such
certification pursuant to Article 3 (&#xA7; 23.1-213 et seq.) of Chapter
2.			&#8220;Non-Virginia student&#8221; means any student who has not
established domicile in the Commonwealth pursuant to &#xA7;
23.1-502.			&#8220;Private institution of higher education&#8221; includes each
nonprofit private institution of higher education and proprietary private
institution of higher education in the Commonwealth.			&#8220;Proprietary
private institution of higher education&#8221; means any postsecondary school,
as that term is defined in &#xA7; 23.1-213, in the Commonwealth that is
privately owned, privately managed, and obligated to pay federal income taxes in
the Commonwealth and is certified by the Council to offer degrees or exempt from
such certification pursuant to Article 3 (&#xA7; 23.1-213 et seq.) of Chapter
2.			&#8220;Public institution of higher education&#8221; includes the System as
a whole and each associate-degree-granting and baccalaureate public institution
of higher education in the Commonwealth.			&#8220;State Board&#8221; means the
State Board for Community Colleges.			&#8220;System&#8221; means the Virginia
Community College System.			&#8220;Virginia student&#8221; means any student who
has established domicile in the Commonwealth pursuant to &#xA7; 23.1-502.

HISTORY: 2016, c. 588; 2024, cc. 647, 684.