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        <Explanation>ANY HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION (HLC) OR SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS (SACS) REGIONALLY ACCREDITED, INDEPENDENT FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE WITH A BROAD RANGE OF PROGRAMS IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES LOCATED IN AN APPALACHIAN PORTION OF THE STATES OF KENTUCKY, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA (AS DEFINED BY THE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISION (ARC)) AND WHICH CAN DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO THE REGION IS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE APPALACHIAN COLLEGE ASSOCIATION. THE APPALACHIAN COLLEGE ASSOCIATION HAD 36 MEMBERS DURING THE 2008 FISCAL YEAR.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY ALL FINANCE COMMITTE OFFICERS AND BY THE PRESIDENT AND CFO.</Explanation>
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