"While Newsom supports more bachelor's degrees for students, he's repeatedly stated his opposition to adding more community college baccalaureate programs that go outside an agreed-upon process in a law that he and lawmakers approved in 2021. That law said community colleges can develop up to 30 bachelor's degrees per academic year, as long as the degrees do not duplicate the baccalaureate programs of the University of California and California State University."
"But since then, community colleges and Cal State have disagreed on what counts as duplication, resulting in more than a dozen stalled community college bachelor's programs because Cal State opposed them. Both public university systems oppose the latest bill. They fear more community colleges will seek their own degrees that duplicate what the universities offer, unraveling the 2021 law. The universities see themselves as the traditional generators of bachelor's degrees."
Assembly Bill 664 passed the Assembly and would permit community colleges to establish additional bachelor's programs. Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed prior bills that would expand community college baccalaureates and opposes programs that bypass the 2021 process. The 2021 law allows community colleges to create up to 30 bachelor's degrees per academic year if they do not duplicate UC or Cal State programs. Disagreement over what constitutes duplication between community colleges and Cal State has stalled multiple programs. UC and Cal State oppose the new bill, while community colleges argue local bachelor's options meet regional needs.
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