Agency: Snow College

Line Item: Snow College - CTE

Function

Passage of House Bill 161, 'Snow College Richfield Campus', in the 2003 General Session transferred the operations of the Central Applied Technology College from the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) to Snow College. The branch campus located in Richfield has a strong curriculum in applied technology and technical courses with open entry, open exit, competency based applied technology education programs that emphasize short term job training or retraining for the job market. This campus is assigned to act in the same capacity as UCAT by serving secondary and post-secondary students within the region.

H.B. 15, "Career and Technical Education Amendments" passed in the 2009 General Session, requires a separate legislative appropriation for career and technical education programs at Snow College.

Statutory Authority

The following laws govern the Career and Technology Education line item at Snow College:

• UCA 53B-16-205 establishes the Snow College Richfield campus and its mission.
• UCA 53B -16-206 establishes and outlines the Snow College Richfield campus' career and technical education advisory committee.

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