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The State Council for Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) released the annual report for Pathways to Opportunity: The Virginia Plan for Higher Education. Approved in January 2021, the plan identifies trends that the Commonwealth must address if it is to continue to prosper and succeed. This report summarizes the three statutory goals (equitable, affordable and transformative), key findings from a baseline assessment of where Virginia stands relative to the statutory goals, as well as upcoming and recent activities that directly support The Pathways to Opportunity Plan.
The Pathways to Opportunity Plan is intended to help guide a vision for Virginia’s future through a common framework, which includes three intrinsically connected goals of equitable, affordable and transformative higher education. Equity also serves as an underpinning of the entire plan. When achieved, the three goals will result in Virginia being the “Best State for Education” and will mean a 70% educational attainment rate for all 25- to -64 year working-aged Virginians by 2030. Ten strategies support the goals. Five measures assess progress toward achieving the three goals.
The Code of Virginia vests SCHEV with the responsibility to develop a statewide strategic plan that reflects statutory goals for higher education in The Commonwealth, identifies a coordinated approach to such state and regional goals and emphasizes the future needs for higher education in Virginia.
2018 Annual Report
SCHEV values honesty, quality, diversity, inclusion, growth-orientation, personal well-being, equity, transparency and accountability. Through these values, we create a welcoming work environment that represents the best of who we are as an agency and as individuals.