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May 15, 2008
Baccalaureate Degree at Community Colleges!
In a stunning development, the Community College Baccalaureate Association fosters the conferring of a traditionally earned four year degree from community colleges, which traditionally offer a two year degree.
They say: "The baccalaureate degree is an important entry requirement for the better jobs and a better lifestyle. Therefore, every person should have an opportunity to pursue the baccalaureate degree at a place that is convenient, accessible and affordable. We will ... promote the community college baccalaureate degree to governors, state legislatures, national policy boards, and other appropriate persons and organizations."
The book The Community College Baccalaureate: Emerging Trends and Policy Issues edited by Deborah Floyd et al provides a useful source of information on this movement.
Such is the state of innovation and competition in higher education today. Now, imagine coupling the early college movement with the community college baccalaureate degree. A student could theoretically complete a college education in a much shorter period of time at far less personal expense than the traditional eight years of high school and college!
Posted by Wayne Jennings at May 15, 2008 11:07 AM
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