West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission is a statewide public coordinating agency—not a degree-granting university—with responsibility for the state’s 12-campus, four-year public higher-education system and a practical, workforce-oriented character. Based in Charleston, it works across campuses to align programs, institutional missions, facilities, and public priorities with state and regional needs. Its science-and-research functions provide a statewide platform for data, policy analysis, research coordination, and science and technology planning, helping corporate R&D organizations identify capabilities across multiple institutions. Across the system, research is supported by competitive federal funding, including programs from NSF, NIH, DOE, and USDA. Shared services and statewide collaboration offer companies a coordinated entry point to West Virginia’s public higher-education and research assets.