West Virginia Code §18B-1D-8 statutorily mandates the West Virginia Higher Education Report Card. This annual accountability report provides year-end higher education statistics for both of the state's higher education systems, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) and West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education (Council). Many of the enrollment, retention, graduation, and financial aid statistics found throughout this publication are reflective of the individual master plans approved by the Commission (Leading the Way Access. Success. Impact.) and the Council (Fulfilling the Vision 2015-2020). The systems' master plans establish aspirational institutional and statewide goals for the state's public higher education systems at a time when public postsecondary education is a critical component to the economic and civil success of the state. Each Commission institution has developed strategies and comprehensive plans with activities aimed specifically at achieving institutional and system-wide goals in key areas such as enrollment, retention, developmental education, and financial aid, as set forth in the Commission's Leading the Way master plan. [For the 2017 Higher Education Report Card, see ED592855.]