Policy Number: I-69
Last Reviewed: June 10, 2024
Responsible Dept.: Vice President of Academic & Workforce Solutions
A signed copy of this policy is available in the President’s Office.
Purpose
In accordance with federal and state regulations, Virginia Western must provide disclosure regarding whether completion of an educational program is “designed to meet educational requirements for a specific professional license that is required for employment in an occupation, or is advertised as meeting such requirements….”
This policy applies to Title IV funded programs at Virginia Western Community College that are:
- Designed to meet the educational requirements
- For a specific license or certification and
- Is required for employment in an occupation, or
- Is marketed or advertised to meet the educational requirements
Student Location
Virginia Western must have a college-wide process for collecting and reporting student location data for purposes of providing disclosures to students in educational programs leading to professional licensure or certification that is required for employment or is marketed as such.
“Student location” is defined as the state where the student is physically located.
Virginia Western will collect information to determine a student’s physical state location upon initial enrollment. The student is responsible for notifying the Program Director and changing their location in the Student Information System if their state location changes during enrollment.
Public Disclosure
Virginia Western will make public disclosure in our Consumer Information of any program, no matter the method of delivery, designed to meet educational requirements for specific professional licensure or certification that is required for employment or is marketed as such. Disclosures will indicate whether the program meets such requirements for Virginia and other commonly disclosed states. If the state that students are located in or plan to be located in immediately after graduation is not listed as meeting the requirements, they should notify the Program Director, who can provide a determination for the state in which they are located or plan to be located.
Direct Disclosure
Virginia Western will make individual disclosures in writing to current and prospective students that a program leading to professional licensure or certification that is required for employment or marketed as such meets or does not meet educational requirements in states where students are located.
Admission
Virginia Western will not admit students to programs leading to professional licensure or certification that is required for employment or marketed as such that are located in a state other than Virginia, unless that program meets the requirements of the state where the student is located or the student provides a written attestation of their intention to practice in Virginia or another state in which the program meets the requirements for licensure.
