W. Va. Code R. § 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.
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