A research team at UCLA has analyzed multiple data sources to assemble a comprehensive portrait of participation and outcomes in community college baccalaureate (CCB) degree programs across California. This relatively new public college pathway to a four-year degree marks a significant change in a state where previously such degrees were only available from the California State University and University of California. 

In Benefits and Opportunities: California’s Community College Baccalaureate Programs, authors Hai Hoang, Davis Vo and Cecilia Rios-Aguilar examine growth in enrollment since program inception in 2016. They also report disaggregated graduation outcomes and student-reported employment and income gains post-degree, while identifying data needs and recommending a more intentional focus on the program’s opportunity to narrow attainment gaps.

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In Pioneering the Community College Baccalaureate in California: The Experience of West LA College, authors Aracely Aguiar, Carmen Dones, Patricia Quiñones, Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Liza Chavac and Patrosinio Cruz provide a detailed accounting of the development of the dental hygiene baccalaureate program at West Los Angeles College, capturing important implementation lessons for other community colleges considering baccalaureate programs (including WLAC’s “four pillars of access and equity,” below). 

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