West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

CHARLESTON, WV — Amid ongoing problems with the U.S. Department of Education’s rollout of a new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for students applying for financial aid for co...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/gov-justice-declares-state-of-emergency-suspends-fafsa-requirement-for-wv-students-applying-for-state-financial-aid-programs-for-college-this-year/

CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission is accepting applications for the Mental Health Loan Repayment Program, which provides loan repayment for licensed mental ...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/mental-health-loan-repayment-program-accepting-applications-from-licensed-mental-health-professionals-practicing-in-west-virginia-2/

Charleston, W.Va. –The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and Council for Community and Technical College recently hosted the West Virginia First-Generation Student Success Confer...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/west-virginia-higher-education-community-convenes-to-focus-on-first-generation-student-success/

Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars is state’s most-prestigious college award program CHARLESTON, WV – Current high school seniors who are interested in becoming teachers in West Virginia have ...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/west-virginias-40000-teaching-scholarship-deadline-april-8/

In Season 2 Appalachian Care Chronicles, you’ll meet: Brought to you by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and hosted by Aryana Misaghi, a 2023 graduate of Marshall University...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/listen-to-season-2-of-appalachian-care-chronicles-now/

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Eight West Virginia institutions received a total of $339,880 in state funding to support undergraduate research on their campuses for the next three years.  The Science, ...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/news-releases/funding-for-undergraduate-research-experiences-awarded-to-colleges-and-universities-statewide/

Charleston, West Virginia – Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, West Virginia’s Chancellor of Higher Education, has been named State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) Executive...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/news-releases/west-virginia-higher-education-chancellor-sarah-tucker-named-chair-of-national-higher-education-policy-organization/

CHARLESTON, WV – More than 400 schools and organizations, from elementary schools to adult learner sites, across West Virginia participated in College Application and Exploration Week (CAEW) fr...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/west-virginia-celebrates-successful-college-application-and-exploration-week/

Principals and counselors receive ‘Champion of College Access and Success’ Awards CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Principals, counselors, and staff from 45 high schools across West Virginia were recogn...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/forty-five-high-schools-across-west-virginia-recognized-for-their-outstanding-efforts-to-help-students-plan-for-college/

CHARLESTON, WV – All of West Virginia’s state financial aid programs are now accepting applications for the 2024-25 academic year, the state higher education office announced today. West Vi...

https://www.wvhepc.edu/news/west-virginias-college-scholarship-and-grant-applications-now-open-fafsa-delayed-this-year/