Out of State Licensure and Certification
By federal regulation 34 CFR 668.43, Danville Community College must disclose to prospective out-of-state students which states its programs meet and do not meet the applicable educational requirements for professional licensure or certification.
Prospective students outside the Commonwealth of Virginia who may enroll in a program at Danville Community College that prepares students for external certification or licensure or may require clinical placements or internships should be from a state where the program MEETS the educational requirements for certification or licensure.
If the student is from a state where the Danville Community College program does NOT MEET the student's home state requirements and the student is enrolled in at least one course online their first semester in the program, the student must provide a written attestation where they intend to seek employment after completing the program. Online students cannot enroll if they reside and plan to seek employment in a state where Danville Community College does not meet that state’s requirements for certification or licensure.
Below is the contact information for Virginia and out-of-state licensing agencies. This list is subject to change and will be updated as more information becomes available.
| PROGRAM | LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION | State Program MEETS Requirements | States Program Does NOT Meet Requirements | COLLEGE CONTACT | VIRGINIA LICENSURE INFORMATION | OUT-OF-STATE LICENSURE CONTACT INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Servicing (CSC) | HVAC Tradesman | AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY,LA, ME, MI, MN,MS, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VI, VA, WA, and WI | AL, AK, AZ, CA, CA, DC, ID, IA, KS, MD, MA, MO, NE, NV, NM, NC, ND, OK, PA, RI, PR, TX, WV, and WY | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations | Licensing Information - National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (nascla.org) |
| Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Diploma | HVAC Journeyman | AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VI, VA, WA, and WI | AL, AK, AZ, CA, CA, DC, ID, IA, KS, MD, MA, MO, NE, NV, NM, NC, ND, OK, PA, RI, PR, TX, WV, and WY | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations | Licensing Information - National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (nascla.org) |
| Cosmetology | Cosmetology License | AL, AZ, AR, CA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MN, MS, NY, NC, WA, WV, WI | AK, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, ME, MD, MI, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, WY | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations | American Association of Cosmetology Schools |
| Electrical Concepts (CSC) | Journeyman level | AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NM, NY1, ND, OH, OK, PA1, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI | CA, DE, HI, ID, KY, ME, MA, MI, MT, NV, NJ, NC, OR, PR, UT, VI, and WY | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations | National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) |
| Electrical Electronics Engineering Technology (Diploma) |
Journeyman level | AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NM, NY1, ND, OH, OK, PA1, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI | CA, DE, HI, ID, KY, ME, MA, MI, MT, NV, NJ, NC, OR, PR, UT, VI, and WY | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations | National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) |
| Electrical: Industrial Electrical Principles Certificate |
Journeyman level | AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NM, NY1, ND, OH, OK, PA1, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI | CA, DE, HI, ID, KY, ME, MA, MI, MT, NV, NJ, NC, OR, PR, UT, VI, and WY | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations | National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) ) |
| Electrical: Industrial Electronic Principles Certificate |
Journeyman level | AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NM, NY1, ND, OH, OK, PA1, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI | CA, DE, HI, ID, KY, ME, MA, MI, MT, NV, NJ, NC, OR, PR, UT, VI, and WY | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations | National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) |
| Electricity (CSC) | Journeyman level | AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NM, NY1, ND, OH, OK, PA1, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI | CA, DE, HI, ID, KY, ME, MA, MI, MT, NV, NJ, NC, OR, PR, UT, VI, and WY | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations | National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) |
| Emergency Medical Services – ADV (CSC) | Advanced EMT | AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY | IL, MT, and VI | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services | National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians |
| Nursing (AAS) | AL, AZ, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY | AK, CA, DC, CT, MA,NY, MI, IL, MN, VI, AS, CNMI, HI, NV, OR, GU | Jeffrey Fields Dean of ASB 434.797.8591 |
Virginia Department of Health Professions, Board of Nursing | National Council of State Boards of Nursing | |
| Welding: Basic Welding (CSC) |
SENSE Certificate | AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY | AR, IL, LA, MD, MI, NV, NY, and PA | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Transportation, Materials Division | American Welding Society |
| Welding Technology Certificate | SENSE Certificate | AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY | AR, IL, LA, MD, MI, NV, NY, and PA | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Transportation, Materials Division | American Welding Society |
| Welding Diploma |
SENSE Certificate | AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY | AR, IL, LA, MD, MI, NV, NY, and PA | Melissa Mann Dean of CTE 434.797.8475 | Virginia Department of Transportation, Materials Division | American Welding Society |
Additional Information:
1. PA and NY license electricians by local jurisdiction. There is no statewide license. Students should check their local jurisdiction’s requirements.
Attestation Process
Federal regulations prohibit Danville Community College from enrolling students in a program that leads to licensure or certification if the college does not meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification in the student's state of residence.
Students who intend to seek licensure and employment in a different state may be eligible for enrollment in their chosen program, provided that the program meets the educational requirements for licensure in that state and that they submit an attestation.
The student's attestation requires completing a form returned to the college within 14 days of receiving the notification. Students who do not submit an attestation in that time period will not be allowed to enroll at Danville Community College.
Complaint Resolution
Danville Community College’s Student Grievance Policy and Procedure is described in our catalog. Danville Community College strives to provide the highest quality educational opportunities available. However, if a conflict does arise, our efforts are meant to resolve your grievances, complaints, and concerns in an expeditious, fair, and amicable manner. Students should carefully follow the steps outlined in our catalog to ensure proper and timely resolution of their complaint.
In accordance with the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), the complaint procedures outlined in our catalog are subject to oversight by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) in complaints arising from students living outside Virginia who are enrolled in courses at Danville Community College. If an issue cannot be resolved by the college’s customary resolution procedure, students may file a formal complaint directly with SCHEV. Grade appeals and student conduct appeals are not allowed under SARA.
Students located outside of Virginia can find information about their state’s student complaint procedures in the list below:
State Contacts for Complaint Resolution
Process for resolving complaints
a. Complaints against an institution operating under SARA policies go first through the institution’s
own procedures for resolution of grievances. Allegations of criminal offenses or alleged
violations of a state’s general-purpose laws may be made directly to the relevant state agencies.
b. Complaints regarding student grades or student conduct violations are governed entirely by
institutional policy and the laws of the SARA institution’s home state
c. If a person bringing a complaint is not satisfied with the outcome of the institutional process for
handling complaints, the complaint (except for complaints about grades or student conduct
violations) may be appealed, within two years of the incident about which the complaint is made,
to the SARA State Portal Entity in the home state of the institution against which the complaint
has been lodged. That SARA State Portal Entity shall notify the SARA State Portal Entity of the
state in which the student is located of receipt of that appealed complaint. The resolution of the
complaint by the institution’s home state SARA State Portal Entity, through its SARA complaint
resolution process, will be final, except for complaints that fall under the provision “g” below.
d. While the final resolution of the complaint rests with the SARA State Portal Entity in the home
state of the institution against which the complaint has been lodged, the SARA State Portal Entity
in the complainant’s location state may assist as needed. The final disposition of a complaint
resolved by the home state shall be communicated to the SARA State Portal Entity in the state
where the student lived at the time of the incident leading to the complaint, if known.
e. While final resolution of complaints (for purposes of adjudication of the complaint and
enforcement of any resultant remedies or redress) resides in certain cases with institutions
(complaints about grades or student conduct violations), or more generally with the relevant
institution’s home state SARA State Portal Entity (all other complaints), the regional compact(s)
administering SARA may consider a disputed complaint as a “case file” if concerns are raised
against a SARA member state with regard to whether that state is abiding by SARA policies, as
promulgated in the SARA Policy Manual. The regional compact may review such institutional
concerns in determining whether a state under its SARA purview is abiding by SARA policies.
Similarly, a complaint “case file” may also be reviewed by NC-SARA in considering whether a
regional compact is ensuring that its SARA member states are abiding by the SARA policies
required for their membership in SARA.
f. SARA State Portal Entities shall report quarterly to NC-SARA the number and disposition of
appealed complaints that are not resolved at the institutional level. NC-SARA shall make that
information publicly available on its website. Such data will create transparency and can be used
in determining whether a regional compact is ensuring that its SARA member states and those
states’ institutions are abiding by the policies required for state membership and institutional
participation in SARA.
g. Nothing in the SARA Policy Manual precludes a state from using its laws of general application to
pursue action against an institution that violates those laws.
Oversight of complaint investigation.
Investigation of a SARA-related complaint against an institution requires that a state board, agency, or
entity outside the institution’s immediate management be available to handle complaints that are not
resolved within the institution. A system board responsible for more than one separately accredited
institution may serve this role under SARA provisions. A board responsible for only one accredited
institution, or which lacks enforcement authority over an institution, cannot serve as the SARA external
oversight agency for such an institution. In such circumstances, the institution’s home-state SARA State
Portal Entity may serve that function.
Reciprocity for Out-of-State Students
Danville Community College participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. This participation allows Danville Community College to accept students from any state (except for students residing in California), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands in our online programs and courses.