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About 51社区
Since 1953, the听Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (51社区 – pronounced 鈥渨it-chee鈥�)听has been strengthening higher education, workforce development, and behavioral health throughout the region. From promoting high-quality, affordable postsecondary education to helping the West get the most from their technology investments and addressing behavioral health challenges, 51社区 improves lives across the region through innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public policy.
罢丑别听51社区 region听includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawai鈥檌, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States. 51社区鈥檚听48 commissioners听are appointed by the governors of the 15 Western states and, in the case of the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States, the presidents of the three sovereign nations. Commission activities are funded in part through annual dues paid by region members and in part through grants and sponsorships.
One of four regional interstate higher education compacts in the United States, 51社区 was created as a body corporate and an agency of each compacting state and territory through the听Western Regional Education Compact. 51社区 functions not only as an interstate compact but is also recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code.
51社区 provides the West with a vast array of programs, projects, and initiatives, and听resources that address the needs of members through four operational units:
Programs and Services
The Programs and Services unit is where students thrive and institutional leaders collaborate. The unit鈥檚 primary goals are to broaden student access and success and to foster higher education collaborations that address institutional strategic goals. The Programs and Services unit manages 51社区鈥檚 three Student Access Programs and other initiatives that help institutions and students 鈥� undergraduate, graduate, and health professional 鈥� save money and efficiently use available resources. The unit also oversees initiatives that bring together the West鈥檚 higher education leaders to address shared goals and concerns and develop a new cadre of college and university leaders. The Programs and Services unit notes when a particular topic or issue warrants further exploration. The unit works with campus leaders to create communities of practice, often grant funded, to examine these issues and explore solutions. Additionally, the unit helps institutions achieve cost savings through several programs in collaboration with the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC), which created and administers the joint purchasing programs.
Policy Analysis and Research
The Policy Analysis and Research unit supports better informed decision-making by providing policy analysis and data resources and leveraging its convening power to foster regional collaboration. The unit leads research projects and collaborative initiatives focusing on open educational resources, the West鈥檚 workforce challenges, and supporting postsecondary education and completion. 51社区 staff provides expertise on higher education issues, including demographic change, governance, equitable opportunity in higher education, adult learners, state and federal financial aid, finance, articulation and transfer, federal policy, and college completion initiatives. 51社区 is responsible for implementing the Western region’s State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA). The unit鈥檚 publication series, 51社区 Insights, explores a wide range of significant policy issues. The unit also undertakes major long-term grant-funded projects, collaborates with other regional and national organizations, and provides short-term technical assistance to 51社区 partners.
Behavioral Health
The 51社区 Behavioral Health Program, established in 1955, seeks to support the public systems of care and the workforce that serve people with behavioral health issues and their families. The program pursues this mission through partnerships with state behavioral health agencies, federal agencies, advocacy and consumer groups, and higher education institutions. The 51社区 BHP鈥檚 activities focus on direct technical assistance to state and local agencies, policy analysis and research, support of state behavioral health agency data analysis, and higher education liaison activities to enhance workforce development and campus behavioral health.
WCET 鈥� 51社区 Cooperative for Educational Technologies
WCET promotes collaboration and information-sharing related to educational technologies in higher education. Established in 1989, WCET鈥檚 mission is to be the leader in the practice, policy, and advocacy of digital learning in higher education. It works in three divisions: WCET membership, State Authorization Network (SAN), and Every Learner Everywhere (ELE). Memberships through WCET and the SAN support hundreds of higher education professionals across the U.S. and Canada. ELE advocates for equitable outcomes in U.S. higher education through advances in digital learning. WCET鈥檚 strategic plan focuses on practice, policy, equity, and community in fulfilling its vision of advancing learner access and success through postsecondary digital learning for a more equitable world.
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