Bachelor’s programs are set to start rolling out in California Community Colleges as soon as Fall 2015. 12 programs are already approved by the Board of Governors with three more expected to pass in the near future according to a teleconference between student journalists and the CCC Chancellor’s Office.
The bachelor’s programs were created by Senate Bill 850, the baccalaureate degree pilot program that is aiming to help grant an additional one million baccalaureate degrees in California according to the bill text.
The programs and schools were chosen in a manner so that they would not compete with the existing offerings of other nearby state universities.
The programs and schools already approved by the Board of Governors to start offer bachelors degrees are:
College:
Program:
Antelope Valley College
Airframe manufacturing technology
Bakersfield College
Industrial Automation
Cypress College
Mortuary science
Feather River College
Equine industry
Foothill College
Dental hygiene
West Los Angeles College
Dental hygiene
Mira Costa College
Bio-manufacturing
Modesto Junior College
Respiratory care
Skyline College
Respiratory care
Mesa College
Health information management
Santa Ana College
Occupational studies
Shasta College
Health information management