Iowa Code § 260G.4 - Program eligibility and designation

1. Any of the following community college programs are eligible for designation and approval as an accelerated career education program by the board of directors: a. A credit career and technical education program resulting in the conferring of a certificate, diploma, associate of science degree, or associate of applied science degree, which increases program capacity to enroll added participants. b. A credit equivalent career and technical education program consisting of not less than five hundred forty contact hours of classroom and laboratory instruction and resulting in the conferring of a certificate or other recognized, competency-based credential, which increases program capacity to enroll added participants. 2. Program costs shall be calculated or recalculated on an annual basis based on the required program services and for a specific number of participant positions. 99 Acts, ch 179, §4, 12; 2016 Acts, ch 1108, §58