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, disability, age, pregnancy or genetic information prescribed 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.” Any infractions should be reported to the EEO/AA Coordinator.

Policy of Nondiscrimination

Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is an Equal Opportunity institution and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, disability, religion, or age in admission, employment, or educational programs and activities; nor does it discriminate based on genetic information in employment or employee health benefits. Faculty, staff, students, and applicants are protected from retaliation for making complaints or assisting in investigations of discrimination. Inquiries regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements may be directed to the Human Resources Representative/Title IX/EEO Coordinator, Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College, Telephone: (304) 434-8000 or to the Director of the Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington D.C.

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 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.