Bachelor’s degrees in mortuary work, ranch management and consumer
technology design will soon be coming to California community colleges. Under
legislation signed last fall by Gov. Jerry Brown, the system’s
governing board on Tuesday tentatively approved four-year degree
programs at 15 community college campuses that will be introduced over
the next three academic years. “This is an historic day in our system,” California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris said.
Changing
technology and educational expectations have driven employers in fields
such as dental hygiene, respiratory therapy and automotive technology –
which once required only two-year associate degrees – to seek workers
with a baccalaureate...
Full story at http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article7780146.html
However, the burial of the Master Plan won't take place at Santa Monica College, the closest community college to UCLA, since it is offering only a BA in "interaction design." See http://patch.com/california/santamonica/santa-monica-college-picked-pilot-bachelors-program
Anyway, we offer appropriate music:
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