Colorado § 23-52-101 - College established - role and mission - governance.
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§ 23-52-101. College established - role and mission - governance.
(1) There is hereby established a college at Durango, to be known as Fort Lewis college, which shall be a public liberal arts college, with selective admission standards with a historic and continuing commitment to Native American education. In addition, the college may offer professional programs and a limited number of graduate programs to serve regional needs. The center of southwest studies provides a valuable regional, national, and international resource.
(2) (a) Fort Lewis college shall be a regional education provider and shall have two-year authority only for an associate of arts degree in agricultural science.
(b) The Colorado commission on higher education shall, in consultation with the board of trustees of Fort Lewis college, establish the criteria for designation as a regional education provider.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 1182, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 124-14-1. L. 2002: Entire section R&RE, p. 1251, § 2, effective July 1; entire part amended, p. 1242, § 11, effective August 7. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 510, § 1, effective May 12. L. 2009: (2)(a) amended, (SB 09-043), ch. 284, p. 1293 § 2, effective May 20.
Editor's note: This part 1 was amended in House Bill 02-1260. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of the section in House Bill 02-1419.
Cross references: (1) For jurisdiction of Fort Lewis ceded to United States, see § 3-1-116.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 303, Session Laws of Colorado 2002. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2009 act amending subsection (2)(a), see section 1 of chapter 284, Session Laws of Colorado 2009.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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