Pima Community College will likely offer its first bachelor’s degree program beginning in Fall 2026 after the Governing Board voted July 31 to submit the new program for accreditation.
A bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education is pending accreditation after it was unanimously approved by the Pima board, which met online Thursday for a special meeting to advance the approval process. The board first approved the proposed bachelor’s degree in November.
If approved, Pima could launch more bachelor’s programs as early as Fall 2027, said Ian Roark, the school’s provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, acting.
“Your vote clears the way for our first bachelor’s degree at the institution, which is going to be meaningful and life changing to so many,” Roark told the board at Thursday’s online meeting…