Duties of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education
- Provides a state-level framework for institutions to respond cooperatively and individually to the needs of the citizens of the State.
- Prescribes the role and the scope for each public institution of higher education.
- Reviews new units of instruction including new institutions, mergers, branch campuses, colleges, schools, divisions, and departments.
- Reviews new academic programs and performance of existing programs.
- Reviews off-campus instruction.
- Provides oversight for the programmatic review of private and public institutions operating as foreign corporations in Alabama.
- Serves as the state portal for Alabama’s participation in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity.
- Facilitates planning for higher education including developing a statewide plan.
- Collects and compiles data on higher education.
- Maintains an electronic student unit record system to provide accountability on student progress.
- Conducts studies on higher education issues and makes recommendations based on its findings to the institutions, to the Legislature, and to the Governor.
- Administers student assistance programs.
- Prepares a Consolidated Budget Recommendation to the Governor and the Legislature.
- Reviews institutional facilities master plans and reports findings to the various boards of trustees and the Legislature.