Normally, students who complete their associate's degree must transfer to a four-year school to complete a bachelor's program. Now, some schools are combining their efforts to allow enrollees at two-year institutions to complete an undergraduate program on that same campus.
For instance, SolanoTempest.net reports that Solano Community College (SCC) recently announced a partnership with Sonoma State University (SSU), that will enable students to receive a bachelor's degree in liberal studies starting next year.
Students will apply for the program through SSU after they have already completed at least 60 credit hours of general education classes. Enrollees will then take the remaining classes for their four-year degree at the SCC campus, the news provider indicated.
Various topics will be incorporated in the coursework, including humanities as well as social and natural sciences. The goal of this program is to give students the opportunity to obtain a bachelor's in a more time-efficient manner.
Upon completion, graduates are expected to land careers in teaching, business, law or counseling.
Similar programs may also prepare students for jobs in various industries, including education. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be approximately 468,600 new positions for teachers from the kindergarten through high school levels over the next eight years.
