W. Va. Code R. § 135-32-3

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 135-32-3 - Definitions

3.1. Unless the context in which used clearly requires a different meaning, the definitions contained in W. Va. Code § 18B-10-1c and §18B-19-2 apply to this rule in addition to the definitions set forth below.

3.2. Chancellor. -- The Chancellor for Community and Technical College Education, as that term is defined by W. Va. Code §§ 18B-2-1 and 18B-2B-2(d), or his or her designee.

3.3. Community and Technical College System. - The total of the nine public community and technical colleges under the jurisdiction of the Council for Community and Technical College Education (Council).

3.4. Deferred Payment Plans. -- Payment plans approved by each board of governors to allow for payment of tuition and fees at less than full payment prior to the start of classes.

3.5. Full Cost of Instruction. -- The amount, excluding State appropriation, established by a board of governors to pay all costs associated with teaching a course.

3.6. Full-Time Equivalent Students or Annualized Full-Time Equivalent Students (AFTES). -- A calculation that translates student credit hours into an equivalent number of full-time, full-year students.

3.7. Higher Education Price Index (HEPI). -- A measurement for inflation designed specifically for use by institutions of higher education to track the main cost drivers in higher education and to measure the change in the price of the goods and services purchased by colleges and universities as measured by the Commonfund Institute, a branch of Commonfund, a nonprofit organization devoted to the management of college and university endowments.

3.8. Program Fees. -- Charges levied to all students who take classes in a specific degree program to offset some of the higher, direct, instructional costs of these programs and minimize required tuition charged to all students.

3.9. Reduced Nonresident Tuition and Fees. -- A special tuition and required educational and general fees rate charged to a specific group of nonresident students typically in counties that border the West Virginia institution.

3.10. Supplemental Fees. -- Operational charges or user fees charged to offset the specific costs for providing a particular service. These fees include, but are not limited to, course, lab, late payments, drug testing, instrument fees, and other services provided to students.

W. Va. Code R. § 135-32-3