Three California community colleges have won approval to offer new bachelor’s degree programs, overriding objections from the California State University (CSU) system in a rare and significant move.
According to EdSource, the newly approved programs are: a cyberdefense degree at Moorpark College in Ventura County, a physical therapy assistant degree at San Diego Mesa College, and a transborder environmental design degree focused on urban planning in the CaliBaja region at Southwestern College in San Diego County.
The approvals mark a turning point in an ongoing battle between California’s two largest higher education systems over which bachelor’s degrees community colleges should be allowed to offer…