Dr. Constance Carroll, Chancellor – San Diego Community College District

The California Community College Baccalaureate: A New Direction for Workforce Education

California’s baccalaureate community college pilot program was approved by the legislature in 2014. Following two statewide evaluations of the pilot program, additional legislation was passed to extend the deadline or “sunset” of the pilot. In the current legislative session, California Assemblyman Jose Medina has introduced a bill (AB 927) to make the current pilot programs permanent and to expand the opportunity for offering baccalaureate programs to all 116 California community colleges. San Diego Community College District Chancellor Constance Carroll chairs the statewide advocacy effort and will report on the purpose and future direction of this new role for community colleges.