- a) Program planning is based on an assessment of program needs within districts, regions, and the State as a whole. Program approval shall be based, in part, on the labor market and economic needs of the district or regional consortium of colleges requesting authority to offer specific curricula.
- b) Approval of statewide and regional curricula is limited to three years, after which the program must be reapproved by the Board or it is automatically converted to district approval.
- c) Admission of Students to Regional Curricula. Regions, or regional consortia of colleges, may comprise a community college district and one or more adjacent districts; e.g., some or all surrounding districts or the regional university/community college consortium. A college that offers approved regional curricula shall admit qualified students from throughout the Region on the same priority basis as in-district students.
- d) Admission of Students to Statewide Curricula. A college that offers approved statewide curricula shall admit qualified students from throughout the State on the same priority basis as in-district students.
(Source: Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 12514, effective September 21, 2021)