Community College Bachelor's Degrees. Policy Fact Sheet
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| Title: | Community College Bachelor's Degrees. Policy Fact Sheet |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Columbia University, Community College Research Center (CCRC) |
| Source: | Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. 2026. |
| Availability: | Community College Research Center. Available from: CCRC Publications. Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street Box 174, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3091; Fax: 212-678-3699; e-mail: ccrc@columbia.edu; Web site: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Employment Qualifications, Labor Needs, Access to Education, Equal Education, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Low Income Students, Nontraditional Students, Graduation Rate, College Graduates, Wages, State Legislation, Costs |
| Abstract: | Community college bachelor's (CCB) degree programs have grown in popularity in recent years. West Virginia was the first state to allow community colleges to confer bachelor's degrees in 1989; now, almost half of states authorize community colleges to confer bachelor's degrees, and more are considering the change. CCB programs are designed both to fill gaps in the supply of workers with more advanced degrees in important workforce fields and to provide students--often working and adult students--with a more convenient and cheaper way to advance their careers, especially in rural areas that lack four-year institutions. Yet CCB programs are sometimes seen as unwelcome competition by four-year colleges. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED678736 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Community college bachelor's (CCB) degree programs have grown in popularity in recent years. West Virginia was the first state to allow community colleges to confer bachelor's degrees in 1989; now, almost half of states authorize community colleges to confer bachelor's degrees, and more are considering the change. CCB programs are designed both to fill gaps in the supply of workers with more advanced degrees in important workforce fields and to provide students--often working and adult students--with a more convenient and cheaper way to advance their careers, especially in rural areas that lack four-year institutions. Yet CCB programs are sometimes seen as unwelcome competition by four-year colleges. |
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