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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 (scroll down): Gov. Justice announces spring semester testing plan for higher education
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:
June 11, 2021 (scroll down): Higher Education Policy Commission approves temporary changes for Promise Scholarship and Higher Education Grant
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
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