California Community Colleges Add 6 Bachelor’s Degree Programs

The California Community Colleges system has approved offering six additional bachelor’s degrees at various campuses across the state, the system’s chancellor announced March 26. They include respiratory care at Antelope Valley College, paramedicine at College of the Siskiyous, dental hygiene at both Cypress and Oxnard colleges, paralegal studies at Santa Ana College, and respiratory care therapist at Victor Valley College. The latest additions mean that there are now 39 bachelor’s degree programs available to students at the system’s 116 campuses across the state. “Through the Baccalaureate Degree Program, we are broadening the reach of higher education and skill development to a greater number of students by offering affordable and quality opportunities close to home,” Aisha Lowe, an executive vice chancellor for the college system, said in a March 26 statement....