Community Colleges Offering Bachelors Degrees (attend, year, Miami, Virginia)
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I am interested in what community colleges offer bachelors degrees in what states. I have searched the web and I found that 17 CC in FL offer bachelors degree programs. I have read that Washington, Texas, Nevada, Pennsylvania and a few others have similar programs but I cannot find lists of the schools that offer these programs anywhere....was wondering if anyone can help.
I'm pretty sure that the community colleges in PA offer only associates/two year degrees.
I have never heard of that. I always thought that Community Colleges are strictly 2 year schools or associate degrees and also offering certificate programs. How can a 2 year school offer a 4 year course.
In FL it is possible. Broward College, Miami-Dade College, Palm Beach State College, Indian River State College, St. Petersburg State College, Daytona College, and a few others offer Bachelors in Criminal Justice/Public Safety, Nursing, Business Administration, Information Management, Education, Health Sciences, Paralegal, Public Administration, Biology, and Human Services to name a few. The community college sector started offering bachelors degrees about 3-4 years ago.
In FL it is possible. Broward College, Miami-Dade College, Palm Beach State College, Indian River State College, St. Petersburg State College, Daytona College, and a few others offer Bachelors in Criminal Justice/Public Safety, Nursing, Business Administration, Information Management, Education, Health Sciences, Paralegal, Public Administration, Biology, and Human Services to name a few. The community college sector started offering bachelors degrees about 3-4 years ago.
I'm not so sure that the colleges listed above should even be referred to as community colleges. I Googled some (not all) of them, and when they began to offer four year degrees, they dropped the "community college" part of their name, and became state colleges.
Lackawanna College in Penna. is a 2 year private college - it does not offer a bachelors degree. Keystone College was never a community college - it was a 2 year private school - recently it has changed and is a four year private college - unlike the other poster- I too am from the area and know of many people that are very satisfied with the results of both of these schools.
I'm not so sure that the colleges listed above should even be referred to as community colleges. I Googled some (not all) of them, and when they began to offer four year degrees, they dropped the "community college" part of their name, and became state colleges.
They're still effectively community colleges, and typically 90% of the degrees and certificates they grant will be for programs that are two years or less. But even though the 4 year degrees involve a small number of students on campus, our regional accrediting body (in this case, SACS) says that if you're calling yourself a community or junior college, you can't grant four year degress. So the name changes happened, and we all grumbled because making sure the old name is entirely gone from publications and school web site can be a large pain in the arse if you've got a good-sized and decentalized web presense.
I am interested in what community colleges offer bachelors degrees in what states. I have searched the web and I found that 17 CC in FL offer bachelors degree programs. I have read that Washington, Texas, Nevada, Pennsylvania and a few others have similar programs but I cannot find lists of the schools that offer these programs anywhere....was wondering if anyone can help.
I have friends who went to Austin Community College here in Texas and took nursing classes. They said the program is a 2-year degree but once they finished and graduated from ACC then they are considered a BSN degree holder. I don't know how it actually works or if they have other requirements. Seems kinda unfair for those who spent 4 years in a University to earn the same Bachelor degree in Science.
I went to UT-Austin and also known some school friends who earned nursing degree there and had $40K+ in student loans. They would have saved $$$ if they went to ACC.
In FL it is possible. Broward College, Miami-Dade College, Palm Beach State College, Indian River State College, St. Petersburg State College, Daytona College, and a few others offer Bachelors in Criminal Justice/Public Safety, Nursing, Business Administration, Information Management, Education, Health Sciences, Paralegal, Public Administration, Biology, and Human Services to name a few. The community college sector started offering bachelors degrees about 3-4 years ago.
So once they offer a bachelors degree, are they no longer a community college? Wasn't Miami-Dade previously known as Miami Dade Community College?
In NY, Farmingdale College, in Farmingdale LI, is a public, mostly 2 year degree institution, that offers both Associate and Bachelor's degrees.
Famingdale, one of SUNY's Agricultural and Technical Colleges, offers both degrees. I am sure that several others in the SUNY system do as well. Perhaps Delhi?
Farmingdale does have dorms, by the way, as do some other two year schools in the SUNY system, such as Tomkins-Courtland, and Sullivan County CCs.
Most NY, NJ and PA Community Colleges have several strong articulation agreements, that make transferring into a four year college an easier, if not seamless procedure.
Best of luck in your endeavors.
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