2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 23 - Postsecondary Education
Article 71. Local District Colleges
Section 23-71-102. Definitions.
As used in this article 71, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) (a) "Local district college" means an educational institution that provides not more than two years of training in the arts, sciences, and humanities beyond the twelfth grade of the public high school curriculum or vocational education and that conducts occupational, technical, and community service programs, with no term limitations, and general education, including college transfer programs, with unrestricted admissions.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section:
Colorado mountain college, in addition to its mission as a local district college, mayalso offer a limited number of baccalaureate degree programs as its board of trustees determines appropriate to address the needs of the communities within its service area and that are approved by the Colorado commission on higher education. Colorado mountain college should confer with regional education providers to determine the feasibility of cooperative delivery of new bachelor's programs in adjacent localities.
Aims community college, in addition to its mission as a local district college, mayalso offer, as its board of trustees determines appropriate to address the needs of the communities within its service area that are approved by the Colorado commission on higher education pursuant to the criteria set forth in section 23-1-133 (2):
Bachelor of applied science degree programs; and
Bachelor of science degree in nursing programs as a completion degree to studentswho have or are pursuing an associate degree in nursing.
Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 748, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 820, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10-101), ch. 335, p. 1538, § 2, effective May 27. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-004), ch. 13, p. 123, § 8, effective August 6. L. 2018: IP, IP(1)(b), and (1)(b)(II) amended, (HB 18-1300), ch. 278, p. 1751, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2019: (1)(b)(I) amended, (HB 19-1153), ch. 80, p. 288, § 1, effective August 2.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 335, Session Laws of Colorado 2010. For the legislative declaration in SB 14-004, see section 1 of chapter 13, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
