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WV Higher Education Updates
TESTING & VACCINE UPDATES
Announcements from Governor Jim Justice regarding COVID-19 testing of college students, faculty and staff; and, vaccine distribution:
April 2, 2021: More than 1,000 health professional students from colleges and universities across West Virginia on track to help with vaccine rollout
December 30, 2020: Gov. Justice announces spring semester testing plan for higher education (scroll down)
December 11, 2020: Gov. Justice provides new details on phases of vaccine allocation plan
September 30, 2020: Gov. Justice, higher education leaders announce resources being provided for additional testing at colleges and universities
September 16, 2020: Gov. Justice announces plan for testing and monitoring college students
July 21, 2020: Gov. Justice hosts college and university presidents for virtual meeting to discuss reopening plans
STATE FINANCIAL AID
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and its impact on ACT/SAT testing and other factors, the following changes have been made to help students continue to qualify for state financial aid:
March 11, 2021: Deadline for West Virginia high school seniors to apply for Promise Scholarship extended until July 1
March 1, 2021: Governor Justice dedicates funding to provide free ACT testing opportunities for high school seniors applying for Promise Scholarship
October 19, 2020: State provides additional flexibilities to help students qualify for financial aid for college
June 24, 2020: ACT on-campus testing available for 2020 PROMISE Scholarship applicants at institutions statewide
April 17, 2020: Higher Education Policy Commission extends testing deadline to qualify for PROMISE Scholarship due to COVID-19
March 20, 2020: State higher education systems provide financial aid flexibilities for students amid ongoing campus changes related to COVID-19
FEDERAL FUNDING
West Virginia's public higher education institutions received funding through the federal CARES Act to offset costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Institutions were required to use at least half of the funding they receive to provide grants to students for expenses related to this disruption in their education. Each institution had discretion on how to allocate these funds.
April 21, 2020: Secretary DeVos Delivers $6 Billion in Additional Grant Funding to Support Continued Education at America's Colleges, Universities
April 9, 2020: Secretary DeVos Rapidly Delivers More Than $6 Billion in Emergency Cash Grants for College Students Impacted by Coronavirus Outbreak
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Individual campus announcements specific to COVID-19 can be found at the links below as they are available.
Public Four-Year Institutions
- Bluefield State College
- Concord University
- Fairmont State University
- Glenville State College
- Marshall University
- Shepherd University
- West Liberty University
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
- West Virginia State University
- West Virginia University (including Potomac State College)
- WVU Tech
Community & Technical Colleges
- Blue Ridge CTC
- BridgeValley CTC
- Eastern WV CTC
- Mountwest CTC
- New River CTC
- Pierpont CTC
- Southern WV CTC
- WV Northern CC
- WVU Parkersburg