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The board shall direct the development and focus of the College’s curriculum on preparing students for academic and career success, including dual enrollment<\/span> students, students seeking an associate degree, and students seeking job-relevant skills and credentials. In furtherance of such efforts, the board may:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Broker agreements between and among educational, industry, and nonprofit partners and establish collaborative, innovative partnership agreements with local school divisions, public and private institutions of higher education, economic development agencies, employers, philanthropic organizations, veterans organizations, public agencies, and such other partners as necessary to strengthen and streamline educational pathways from high school to work-based learning and associate, baccalaureate<\/span>, and advanced degrees that prepare students, including nontraditional students, for continuing education and entry into high-demand fields in the Commonwealth, including careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and health care (STEM-H); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Pilot and implement innovative educational approaches and technologies and promote the development, delivery, and ongoing assessment of innovative, cost-effective degree programs and stackable credentials, including industry-recognized, competency-based credentials that are aligned with and responsive to the educational and workforce development needs of traditional and nontraditional students, including veterans and military personnel, and that advance the economic development needs of employers and industries throughout the Commonwealth; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Identify and implement new strategies to support economic and community development in the Commonwealth and to expand opportunities for traditional and nontraditional students, including veterans and military personnel, to prepare for careers in high-demand fields. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOURSES OF STUDY (\u00a7 23.1-2109)\n\nThe board shall direct the development and focus of the College’s\ncurriculum on preparing students for academic and career success, including dual\nenrollment students, students seeking an associate degree, and students seeking\njob-relevant skills and credentials. In furtherance of such efforts, the board\nmay:\n\n1. Broker agreements between and among educational, industry, and nonprofit\npartners and establish collaborative, innovative partnership agreements with\nlocal school divisions, public and private institutions of higher education,\neconomic development agencies, employers, philanthropic organizations, veterans\norganizations, public agencies, and such other partners as necessary to\nstrengthen and streamline educational pathways from high school to work-based\nlearning and associate, baccalaureate, and advanced degrees that prepare\nstudents, including nontraditional students, for continuing education and entry\ninto high-demand fields in the Commonwealth, including careers in science,\ntechnology, engineering, mathematics, and health care (STEM-H);\n\n2. Pilot and implement innovative educational approaches and technologies and\npromote the development, delivery, and ongoing assessment of innovative,\ncost-effective degree programs and stackable credentials, including\nindustry-recognized, competency-based credentials that are aligned with and\nresponsive to the educational and workforce development needs of traditional and\nnontraditional students, including veterans and military personnel, and that\nadvance the economic development needs of employers and industries throughout\nthe Commonwealth; and\n\n3. Identify and implement new strategies to support economic and community\ndevelopment in the Commonwealth and to expand opportunities for traditional and\nnontraditional students, including veterans and military personnel, to prepare\nfor careers in high-demand fields.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 607.","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}}