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Allowing New Bachelor's Degrees at Cerritos Community College
This law allows the Board of Governors to approve up to three new applied bachelor's degree programs in specific fields for the Cerritos Community College District.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes the Board of Governors to let Cerritos offer applied baccalaureate degrees.
- Limits the number of new programs to a maximum of three.
- Names public safety management, paralegal studies, and automotive technology as the allowed fields.
- Requires each program to be designed to meet documented regional workforce demand.
- Mandates that employers, labor organizations, and workforce development partners help design these degree programs.
- Requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to monitor the baccalaureate degree programs.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Cerritos Community College District
- Students seeking degrees in public safety management, paralegal studies, or automotive technology
- Employers, labor organizations, and workforce development partners involved in program design
- The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges
Terms To Know
- Applied baccalaureate degree
- A bachelor's degree focused on practical skills for specific jobs.
- Board of Governors
- The group that administers the California Community Colleges system.
Limits and Unknowns
- This law only applies to the Cerritos Community College District.
- It does not list specific details about how many students can enroll in each program.
- The exact start dates for these new programs are not included.