Retiring Community College president and on them competing with 4 year Colleges "...not a good idea". Iowa Press
- lindathelibrarian
- Nov 3
- 1 min read
Friday, October 31
Rob Denson
Yeah, that's a good question. And right now, 24 states allow their community colleges to do bachelor's degree. And it may not be four years. Our accreditation agency has now okayed three year bachelor's degrees, moving from 120 credits down to to 90. When I was in Florida, Santa Fe Community College was one of the first to do the bachelor's degree. But really, it was because there was no capacity at the University of Florida and other Florida universities. Here, we've got a great relationship with all the privates and the three Regents. So I'm a little concerned that, you know, we're interfering with some of the work of our partners. We were asked by Taylor Collins and the House to give them a report as to what it would take. We've done that. The community college legislative agenda does not include a request to do bachelor's degrees. So it's really going to be what the legislature decides to do. But I think we've got a pretty good system now. All three Regents have capacity. Most private colleges have capacity. And again, we've been we've worked together so well for so many years.