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Fri Jan 9, 2015, 04:29 PM

Jan 2015

Jerry Brown approves community college bachelor’s degrees

29 September, 2014

In what could portend a monumental shift in public higher education in California, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Sunday that will allow up to 15 community colleges to launch bachelor’s degrees programs in vocational fields.

While 21 other states offer community college baccalaureates, California’s colleges have traditionally been the domain of transfer students and career technical education, granting two-year associate degrees, as established more than 50 years ago in the Master Plan for Higher Education. Senate Bill 850 will allow colleges to experiment with four-year degrees. The pilot program is set to begin no later than the 2017-18 academic year and end in 2024.

In recent years, advocates have argued that growing industry demand for more educated workers in fields such as dental hygiene and automotive technology could be met by expanding existing programs at community colleges.

“This is landmark legislation that is a game-changer for California’s higher education system and our workforce preparedness,” state Sen. Marty Block, D-San Diego, who authored the bill, said in a statement. “SB 850 boosts the focus of our community colleges on job training and increasing the accessibility and affordability of our state’s higher education system.”

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Obama Proposes Free Community College Program [View all] herding cats Jan 2015 OP

it is in Tenn. d_r Jan 2015 #1

Sounds like a great idea. n/t whathehell Jan 2015 #2

Thank you Mr President davidsilver Jan 2015 #3

Yes, yes, yes duhneece Jan 2015 #19

Video of Obama's statement on Air Force One. PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #4

Thank you, President Obama.. thank you, too, herding cats! Cha Jan 2015 #5

+1 uhnope Jan 2015 #7

Herding cats....good one...that is what it is with this new 9% approval Congress..someone please make a cartoon... Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #9

I'm taking this as a complement to my moniker. herding cats Jan 2015 #25

I'm just reporting the news. herding cats Jan 2015 #23

as it was supposed to be uhnope Jan 2015 #6

My dad went to community college (free), UC Berkeley (very low cost), and worked his way through med SharonAnn Jan 2015 #18

mid-80s was about the cut-off uhnope Jan 2015 #24

Reagan again. I did two masters degrees debt free. combination of savings, NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #29

"We also have to make sure that everybody has the opportunity to constantly run the hamster wheel." unrepentant progress Jan 2015 #8

If Germany can make it's Own Colleges Free for Students ....than Why Can't USA? KoKo Jan 2015 #10

No! No! No! AngryDem001 Jan 2015 #32

The Doom and Gloomers will be here shortly to explain to us why this is just a TERRIBLE idea... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #11

This is just a TERRIBLE idea!!!! (Thats just for you ^^^^^^!!) :) 7962 Jan 2015 #12

I KNEW it! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #16

I think it should only require a 2 point average. Why should these students be required pnwmom Jan 2015 #13

Because 2.0 hasn't meant "average" in decades Recursion Jan 2015 #26

And this would promote more grade inflation -- not a good thing. nt pnwmom Jan 2015 #27

Even if true, so what? Why should only "average" and above students get free tuition? NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #30

If they can't put in the effort to get a 2.0 NobodyHere Jan 2015 #33

as i understood it, the posters are talking about high school grades. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #34

No, you have to maintain 2.5 in your classes at the community college Recursion Jan 2015 #38

Exactly! musicblind Jan 2015 #43

First of all jamzrockz Jan 2015 #47

I think "poor" meant "bad", in this case. F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #51

I applaud that Non-Automatic_Belief Jan 2015 #14

Excellent - a very good start! K&R nt TBF Jan 2015 #15

I hope he can get this done with an executive order, otherwise... eom Purveyor Jan 2015 #17

No, it will require a bill passed by Congress. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #28

That's what I was afraid of. Doubtful it will happen then with this current congress. eom Purveyor Jan 2015 #36

What happened to the whole compassionate conservative meme? Calista241 Jan 2015 #59

Oregon has a program that allows the first one or two years of community college free bhikkhu Jan 2015 #20

Great idea Mr President! workinclasszero Jan 2015 #21

it's a good step, but not enough. redruddyred Jan 2015 #22

An associates is *not* useless in the job market. For example, a friend's daughter NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #31

The credits would be transferable to a state college davidpdx Jan 2015 #35

what we have now is so freaking bad redruddyred Jan 2015 #63

I disagree that an AS degree is useless PersonNumber503602 Jan 2015 #50

+1 F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #52

They're only requiring part time studies. tammywammy Jan 2015 #57

well that's a relief redruddyred Jan 2015 #62

One of my sons shanti Jan 2015 #65

You mean.... czarjak Jan 2015 #37

Kudos. grahamhgreen Jan 2015 #39

Great idea...seven years ago Android3.14 Jan 2015 #40

The Rethuglicons will work overtime to see nothing like this materializes . Two reasons are the geretogo Jan 2015 #41

That's good, but.... Adrahil Jan 2015 #42

I must disagree. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2015 #44

And in California, the gov recently signed a bill allowing CC'd to provide BA's. Xithras Jan 2015 #45

Wow, that flew under my radar Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #46

The core idea behind it is interesting. Xithras Jan 2015 #56

uh...why didn't he do this when Democrats had both chambers of Congress yurbud Jan 2015 #48

I noticed in the Bush years, Dems can propose very good policies when they have no chance of being yurbud Jan 2015 #49

Isn't that sweet Android3.14 Jan 2015 #53

How is it free if you work for it. I worked to pay for upaloopa Jan 2015 #54

The costs of higher ed have risen dramatically - esp. in comparison to earning potential. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #61

This is a great idea. Tatiana Jan 2015 #55

k+r Blue_Tires Jan 2015 #58

GA has had a form of this. It's financed by the lottery. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #60

A Romney campaign worker was on a show Sunday night, (CBS news, Frontline? I don't jtuck004 Jan 2015 #64