Fifteen community colleges in California to offer four-year degrees
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/20/2015 - 8:34pm
Fifteen California community colleges should be able to offer four-year degrees starting as soon as next year, state officials announced Tuesday.
Officials with California's community college system gave initial approval to the campuses after 36 schools and districts said they would apply for a chance to offer baccalaureate degrees. Nearly 20 other states allow community colleges to offer four-year degrees.
California community college officials will give final approval to the two-year schools in the spring. The campuses cannot teach four-year programs that already are being offered at other nearby state schools, and they also cannot provide four-year nursing degrees.
The new degree programs will be regularly evaluated by state officials and are scheduled to end by July 2023, although lawmakers could renew the program.
The campuses and programs approved Tuesday are:
Antelope Valley College -- airframe manufacturing technology
Bakersfield College -- industrial automation
Crafton Hills College -- emergency services and allied health systems
Cypress College -- mortuary science
Feather River College -- equine industry
Foothill College -- dental hygiene
MiraCosta College -- biomanufacturing
Modesto Junior College --respiratory care
Rio Hondo College -- automotive technology
San Diego Mesa College -- health information management
Santa Ana College -- occupational studies
Santa Monica College -- interaction design
Shasta College -- health information management
Skyline College -- respiratory therapy
West Los Angeles College -- dental hygiene
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