The state’s four-year colleges and universities opposed a two-year college’s proposed business degree, citing program duplication. Experts say that’s the wrong argument. About half of all U.S. states now allow at least some of their community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees. But proposals to expand the number of those programs aren’t without controversy, given that leaders of two-year institutions and their four-year peers tend to view the need for such programs very differently.
The California State University system is contesting five proposed baccalaureate programs at community colleges. It is working with California Community Colleges to improve the program-review process. Five baccalaureate degree programs proposed by institutions in the California Community College system remain in limbo as leaders of the state community college and California State University systems hash out whether those programs are duplicative. Cal State leaders contend the programs could encroach on their offerings. Community college leaders argue their programs serve a different subset of students and that there are plenty of prospective students to fill programs old and new.
California has begun offering baccalaureate degrees at the community college as a way to make higher education more attainable while helping the state meet its growing workforce demands. A panel of experts discussed the promise of community college baccalaureates and barriers to expanding in California in a roundtable hosted by EdSource.
A panel of experts discussed the promise of community college baccalaureates and barriers to expanding in California in a roundtable hosted by EdSource.
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