1. The institution regularly evaluates the quality of student support services and demonstrates that these services, regardless of location or means of delivery, including distance education and correspondence education, support student learning, and enhance accomplishment of the mission of the institution.
As of May 10, 2012 the last confirmed tornado in Colorado hit on April 26 of the same year. There were five tornadoes in Colorado that day.
Ward-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Colorado state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average. On 6/15/1988, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 38.8 miles away from the Ward town center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.