Equal Opportunity Policy

The Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College Board of Governors (Board) is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees, students, prospective students and applicants for employment. This commitment applies to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status or any other basis which is proscribed by law, in employment or in the application, admission, participation, access and treatment of persons in instructional programs and activities.

The Board concurs with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) that such a commitment to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination “ensures and recommits to open door access, the cornerstone of the community college mission. This fundamental commitment is critical to our democracy’s cherished principle of equal opportunity for every individual and to the social and economic vitality of the nation.” The College will take affirmative action measures to insure the continued entry of qualified minorities, women, veterans and the disabled, as defined by law, into the staff and student bodies. Infractions should be reported to the EEO Coordinator.

Policy of Nondiscrimination

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College provides opportunities to all prospective and current members of the student body, faculty, and staff on the basis of individual qualifications and merit without regard to race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, familial status, veteran status, or disability. The College neither affiliates knowingly with nor grants recognition to any individual group or organization having policies that discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, familial status, veteran status, or disability as defined by applicable laws and regulations.

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is required by Section 904, Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972, not to deny admission on the ground of blindness or severely impaired vision; by 45 CFR 84, Subpart E, Section 84.42 and by Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, not to deny admission on the basis of handicap; by 45 CFR 90, 91, not to discriminate on the basis of age; and by 45 CFR 86, Subpart C, Section 86. 21, not to deny admission on the basis of sex. By Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, or national origin. Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is an equal opportunity-affirmative action employer in compliance with Title VII of Civil Rights Act, West Virginia Human Rights Act, Title IX (Education Amendments of 1972), Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, American with Disabilities Act, and other applicable laws and regulations.