Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College

Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College
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Established	1953
Type	Comprehensive, Associate Degree Granting, Public Institution
President	Joseph L. Badgley
Admin. staff	41 full-time, 55 adjuncts
Students	2227 (Fall 2009)
Location	Institute, West Virginia, United States 38°22′57″N 81°45′56″W
Campus	suburban
Former names	West Virginia State Community and Technical College
Website	www.kvctc.edu

Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College (KVCTC), formerly known as West Virginia State Community and Technical College, is a comprehensive community and technical college that provides a broad spectrum of associate degrees, certificates, industry certifications, continuing education, community service, employee training, developmental and transfer education. KVCTC is currently located in Institute, West Virginia, United States on the campus of West Virginia State University occupying the Cole Complex.

History

Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College was established in 1953 as a community college on the campus of what was then West Virginia State College (now West Virginia State University). In 2003, it was accredited as West Virginia State Community and Technical College but remained administratively linked to WVSU. In 2008, the legislature fully separated the Community and Technical College from its parent 4-year institution. However, both schools continue to share the same campus. However, efforts are underway to establish a new, separate campus to facilitate KVCTC's mission and remedy the extremely crowded conditions endured by both KVCTC and WVSU. The new location of the campus is where the former DOW research facility is located in South Charleston, WV and will open as the new campus for KVCTC beginning with the fall 2012 semester

In 2009, the school went through a name change to distinguish itself from West Virginia State University. The school's new name was officially announced on April 20, 2009 as Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College.

KVCTC held its first commencement ceremony on May 16, 2009. Previously, Kanawha Valley held its commencement in a joint ceremony with West Virginia State.

Degrees offered

Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College grants more than 20 Associate in Applied Science Degrees, one Associate in Science Degree, one Associate in Arts Degree, 17 Certificate of Applied Science Degrees, and twelve Skill Sets. To meet the expressed need for nurses in the region, KVCTC, at the time WVSCTC, began its first Associate Degree in Nursing in the fall of 2005.

The Business Studies Division has articulation agreements with Marshall University and West Virignia State University for students to transfer the Accounting, Finance, Management and Marketing degrees into a baccalaureate program. An agreement also exists with Marshall University to transfer the Computers and Information Technology: Management Information Systems degree from KVCTC.

Accreditation

Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College has met the recommended criteria to become an independently accredited institution by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In October 2004, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association approved KVCTC, at the time WVSCTC, to receive the maximum five year initial accreditation. Following a return visit in April 2010, KVCTC was granted the maximum ten year accreditation.

The Nursing program at KVCTC is fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. and the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses since 2007. At an accreditation visit in 2012, the NLNAC recommended the full eight-year accreditation of the nursing program.

The Nuclear Medicine program at KVCTC is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology.

External links

• www.kvctc.edu Official website.