Current and prospective students located outside the state of Virginia who plan to enroll or are already enrolled in a program at Virginia Western Community College that prepares students for professional licensure or certification should review the disclosure information below.
Per Virginia Western college policy I-69: Licensure Disclosure applicable programs, regardless of modality, are required to provide general (public) and direct (individual) disclosures to students, upon initial program enrollment. This disclosure applies to educational programs that are either:
- Designed to meet educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification that is required for employment or
- Advertised as meeting licensure or certification requirements
State licensure or certification requirements can vary from state to state, depending on each State’s laws and regulations. The licensure boards in each state are responsible for establishing the requirements for licensure/certification for their state. The State licensure entities are responsible for overseeing the educational and non-educational requirements for licensure or certification for their State.
The disclosures below indicate states and districts where Virginia Western has made the determination that our program either meets or does not meet the educational requirements for professional licensure of that state. These disclosures do not provide any guarantee that any particular state licensure entity will approve or deny an individual application for certification or professional licensure. Such individual determinations are made by the state licensing boards and are fact-specific determinations. Furthermore, this disclosure does not account for changes in state law or regulations that may affect an application for certification or licensure that occur after this disclosure has been made.
Per Virginia Western college policy I-69: Licensure Disclosure, Virginia Western will not admit students to programs leading to professional licensure or certification that is required for employment or marketed as such that are located in a state other than Virginia, unless that program meets the requirements of the state where the student is located or the student provides a written attestation of their intention to practice in Virginia or another state in which the program does meet the educational requirements for licensure.
If your career plans include pursuing professional licensure or certification in your chosen field, it is important to become educated on the credentialing requirements of the state in which you hope to practice by contacting the state’s licensure entity.
Additional helpful licensing information can be found at: https://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/Plan/licensed-occupations.aspx.
Professional Licensure Disclosures
The following information is intended to publicly disclose any VWCC program, no matter the method of delivery, designed to meet educational requirements for specific professional licensure or certification required for employment or is marketed as such.
Notes for Prospective and Current Students
- The student is responsible for notifying the Program Director and changing their location in the Student Information System if their state location changes during enrollment.
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