In April, I wrote about the ongoing tiff between California's community college system and the California State system. State legislators even tried to intervene. Four months later, they still can't cooperate. My latest CalMatters
In summary
The issue goes to the core missions of these higher education systems and the boundaries that the state set for them back in 1960. “I understand that CSUs and UCs may be feeling like community colleges are getting a larger allocation or are stepping into their lane,” said Laura Cantú, vice president of academic affairs for Los Angeles Mission College. “But there’s a reason why California decided that we should allow community colleges to offer some of the baccalaureates . It’s a way for us to really provide an onramp, a mechanism, for social mobility.
Meanwhile, the Cal State University Chancellor’s Office has thrown its support behind a proposed law authored by Sacramento Democrat. While the Cal State system offers a few Ph.D. programs, the bill would grant it the right to approve many more, as long as the programs “do not duplicate University of California doctoral degrees.”
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