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The data shall include the program and the program level, as recognized by the Council, for each degree awarded by each institution; the percentage of graduates known to be employed in the Commonwealth, by degree program and level; the average salary, hours worked, as available, occupation or occupation code, as available, and the average higher education-related debt for the graduates on which the data is based, by degree program and level; rates of enrollment in remedial coursework for each institution; individual student credit accumulation for each institution; rates of postsecondary degree completion; and any other information that the Council determines is necessary to address adequate preparation for success in postsecondary education, alignment between secondary and postsecondary education, and alignment between postsecondary education and workforce preparation. The published data shall be consistent with the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) and the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g.B\n\nThe Council shall disseminate to each public high school and each public institution of higher education and private institution of higher education for which the Council has student-level data a link on its website to the published data.C\n\nThe Council shall provide a notification template that each public high school may use to annually notify students and their parents about the availability of such data.D\n\nEach public institution of higher education and each nonprofit private institution of higher education eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program (§ 23.1-628 et seq.) shall provide a link on its website to the postsecondary education and employment data published pursuant to subsection A and shall make such link available to each admitted student.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262579,"text":"The Council shall annually collect and publish on its website data on the proportion of graduates of each public institution of higher education and each nonprofit private institution of higher education eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program (§ 23.1-628 et seq.) who are employed (i) 18 months after the date of graduation and (ii) five years after the date of graduation. The data shall include the program and the program level, as recognized by the Council, for each degree awarded by each institution; the percentage of graduates known to be employed in the Commonwealth, by degree program and level; the average salary, hours worked, as available, occupation or occupation code, as available, and the average higher education-related debt for the graduates on which the data is based, by degree program and level; rates of enrollment in remedial coursework for each institution; individual student credit accumulation for each institution; rates of postsecondary degree completion; and any other information that the Council determines is necessary to address adequate preparation for success in postsecondary education, alignment between secondary and postsecondary education, and alignment between postsecondary education and workforce preparation. The published data shall be consistent with the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) and the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":262580,"text":"The Council shall disseminate to each public high school and each public institution of higher education and private institution of higher education for which the Council has student-level data a link on its website to the published data.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":262581,"text":"The Council shall provide a notification template that each public high school may use to annually notify students and their parents about the availability of such data.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":262582,"text":"Each public institution of higher education and each nonprofit private institution of higher education eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program (§ 23.1-628 et seq.) shall provide a link on its website to the postsecondary education and employment data published pursuant to subsection A and shall make such link available to each admitted student.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14065,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers and Duties","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14064,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:45","permalink":{"id":184655,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14065,"identifier":"2","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/2","url":"\/23.1\/I\/2\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14064,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Council of Higher Education for Virginia","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13393,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:45","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:45","permalink":{"id":184639,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14064,"identifier":"2","token":"23.1\/I\/2","url":"\/23.1\/I\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13393,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13111,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:47","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:47","permalink":{"id":184583,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13393,"identifier":"I","token":"23.1\/I","url":"\/23.1\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13111,"edition_id":1,"name":"Institutions of Higher Education; 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This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 376<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2018, chapters 387<\/a> and 590<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58950,"section_number":"2.2-3803","catch_line":"Administration of systems including personal information; Internet privacy policy; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3803\/"},{"id":80280,"section_number":"22.1-253.13:1","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Standard 1. Instructional programs supporting the Standards of Learning and other educational objectives","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-253.13_1\/"},{"id":55898,"section_number":"23.1-409","catch_line":"Transparency in higher education information","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-409\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69409,"section_number":"2.2-3800","catch_line":"Short title; findings; principles of information practice","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3800\/"},{"id":82458,"section_number":"23.1-628","catch_line":"Tuition Assistance Grant Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-628\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72876,"identifier":"23.1-204.1","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/2\/23.1-204.1","url":"\/23.1-204.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-204.1\/","token":"23.1\/I\/2\/2\/23.1-204.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Postgraduation employment rates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-204.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall annually collect and publish on its website data on the proportion of graduates of each public institution of higher education<\/span> and each nonprofit private institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program (§ 23.1-628<\/a> et seq.) who are employed (i) 18 months after the date of graduation and (ii) five years after the date of graduation. The data shall include the program and the program level, as recognized by the Council<\/span>, for each degree awarded by each institution; the percentage of graduates known to be employed in the Commonwealth, by degree program and level; the average salary, hours worked, as available, occupation or occupation code, as available, and the average higher education-related debt for the graduates on which the data is based, by degree program and level; rates of enrollment in remedial coursework for each institution; individual student credit accumulation for each institution; rates of postsecondary degree completion; and any other information that the Council<\/span> determines is necessary to address adequate preparation for success in postsecondary education, alignment between secondary and postsecondary education, and alignment between postsecondary education and workforce preparation. The published data shall be consistent with the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§ 2.2-3800<\/a> et seq.) and the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall disseminate to each public high school and each public institution of higher education<\/span> and private institution of higher education<\/span> for which the Council<\/span> has student-level data a link on its website to the published data. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall provide a notification template that each public high school may use to annually notify students and their parents about the availability of such data. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each public institution of higher education<\/span> and each nonprofit private institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program (§ 23.1-628<\/a> et seq.) shall provide a link on its website to the postsecondary education and employment data published pursuant to subsection A and shall make such link available to each admitted student. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSTGRADUATION EMPLOYMENT RATES (\u00a7 23.1-204.1)\n\nA. The Council shall annually collect and publish on its website data on the\nproportion of graduates of each public institution of higher education and each\nnonprofit private institution of higher education eligible to participate in the\nTuition Assistance Grant Program (§ 23.1-628 et seq.) who are employed (i)\n18 months after the date of graduation and (ii) five years after the date of\ngraduation. The data shall include the program and the program level, as\nrecognized by the Council, for each degree awarded by each institution; the\npercentage of graduates known to be employed in the Commonwealth, by degree\nprogram and level; the average salary, hours worked, as available, occupation or\noccupation code, as available, and the average higher education-related debt for\nthe graduates on which the data is based, by degree program and level; rates of\nenrollment in remedial coursework for each institution; individual student\ncredit accumulation for each institution; rates of postsecondary degree\ncompletion; and any other information that the Council determines is necessary\nto address adequate preparation for success in postsecondary education,\nalignment between secondary and postsecondary education, and alignment between\npostsecondary education and workforce preparation. The published data shall be\nconsistent with the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act\n(§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) and the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy\nAct, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g.\n\nB. The Council shall disseminate to each public high school and each public\ninstitution of higher education and private institution of higher education for\nwhich the Council has student-level data a link on its website to the published\ndata.\n\nC. The Council shall provide a notification template that each public high\nschool may use to annually notify students and their parents about the\navailability of such data.\n\nD. Each public institution of higher education and each nonprofit private\ninstitution of higher education eligible to participate in the Tuition\nAssistance Grant Program (§ 23.1-628 et seq.) shall provide a link on its\nwebsite to the postsecondary education and employment data published pursuant to\nsubsection A and shall make such link available to each admitted student.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 376; 2018, cc. 387, 590.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}