Source: By Brady Halbleib (CBS Sacramento)
There's a push at the California State Capitol to allow community colleges to offer bachelor's degree programs.
Responding to student needs and expanding access — that's what state lawmakers say two new bills aim to do. They would allow students to earn a bachelor's degree at a community college without transferring to a four-year university.
"Our communities have changed," Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria (D-Merced) said. "Our workers' needs have changed, but our higher education system has not kept up to pace."