The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011 reaffirmed institutional six-year plans that were first adopted in the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act of 2005. Each plan is structured in accordance with objectives and purposes set forth in § 23.1-306. The plans include information about institutional strategies, projected costs, tuition and fees, financial aid, economic development, and other timely topics.

In 2015, joint resolutions approved by the House and Senate require that institutional six-year plans align with the Pathways to Opportunity: The Virginia Plan for Higher Education. The form and manner for the plan is prescribed by the Council in consultation with the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Education, the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, the Staff Director of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, or their designees. This review group is sometimes referred to as the Op Six. In odd-numbered years, institutions develop their six-year plans. In even-numbered years, institutions update or affirm their plans. This page contains the most current six-year plans.

To inform the six-year planning process, the Boston Consulting Group created "fact packs," visualizations of data and trends that were prioritized by Op-Six.  Linked below are the most current pdf versions of those fact packs.  Please note that the fact packs are being improved and modernized as an on-line product with final versions expected in early 2025.  SCHEV will update the links on this page accordingly, when appropriate.

For 2011-2022 year plans, please contact Grace Khattar.

Page updated 11/28/25