Programming Books

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Phyton programming
  • Java programming
  • Php programming
  • C++ programming
  • Additional Topics
    • Programming industry
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and Conditions

Programming Books

Header Banner

Programming Books

  • Home
  • Phyton programming
  • Java programming
  • Php programming
  • C++ programming
  • Additional Topics
    • Programming industry
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and Conditions
Php programming
Home›Php programming›Maricopa University District Prepares to Offer 4-Year Degrees

Maricopa University District Prepares to Offer 4-Year Degrees

By Brandy J. Richardson
November 6, 2021
0
0


PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona’s largest community college system, acting under new state law, has released a list of planned four-year degrees in education, care health, information technology and other fields.

The Maricopa County Community College District announced on Wednesday that planned degrees will be offered “as early as fall 2023,” pending approval from the district board of directors and the Higher Learning Commission, an accrediting agency. regional.

Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill in May approved by the Legislature to allow community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees. Prior to the new law, community colleges could only offer degrees in programs no longer than two years, as well as professional certifications.


The district’s planned offerings of community colleges, spread across eight of the district’s 10 colleges, include bachelor’s degrees in programming and data analysis, information technology, public safety administration, behavioral health sciences, technology and imaging. nuclear medicine, early childhood education and dual certification in primary and special education.

The district said the teams had identified programs that meet the intent of the new law to expand the state’s higher education opportunities.

“These programs will support many students served by the MCCCD, who would generally not transfer to a university after graduating from two years,” the district said in a statement. “Now, students in these programs will have the convenience and affordability of continuing after their associate degree at one of MCCCD’s colleges.

The next step in the process will be to increase the coursework and requirements for each degree over the next year, said the district, which currently serves around 100,000 students.

The district “looks forward to continuing to offer additional bachelor’s degrees in high demand industrial sectors in the coming years, such as nursing and respiratory care …”, the district statement said.

Supporters of proposals to allow community colleges to offer four-year degrees have pointed to higher tuition fees to earn four-year degrees at Arizona’s three public universities and the ability to provide higher education. closer to the students’ homes.

Critics cited the potential for duplication with universities, which have a range of satellite campuses outside of their main campuses. They said community college students can be transferred to a university to earn four-year degrees.

Ducey, in signing the legislation, said it would help train the state’s current and future workforce and provide new options for students, including those from populations historically under-represented in the state. Higher Education.

“Arizona is a state of academic choice, and today’s action is the school’s choice for higher education,” Ducey said in a statement.


Related posts:

  1. Top 10 in-demand programming languages ​​that will rule in 2021
  2. Students celebrate Halloween by giving back
  3. Renowned writers from across the country lead local creative writing workshops October 22-23
  4. Mānoa: UH’s Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship appoints new Executive Director

Archives

  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2017

Categories

  • C++ programming
  • Java programming
  • Php programming
  • Phyton programming
  • Programming industry

Recent Posts

  • 12-bit dual-channel PCIe card samples at 2x 3.2 Gsample/s
  • Woster: Need work for those stifled by student loans – Mitchell Republic
  • How to Become a Cloud Engineer
  • [Unveil]Emerging indie band SURL wants to bring rock back to the masses
  • Ansible vs. Puppet | Compare DevOps tools
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions