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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Demand for an educated workforce in California is projected to outstrip supply.
If a bill introduced in the California Legislature is passed, California’s community colleges would be positioned to help meet that demand by awarding applied bachelor’s degrees in specific technical disciplines where there is demand that is not met by California’s four-year public institutions.
The bill, authored by Sen. Marty Block, Dist. 39, would authorize the establishment of one baccalaureate degree pilot program per community college campus per district that would expire eight years after establishment of the program.
Twenty-one states already let community colleges offer bachelor's degrees, but California’s Master Plan for Higher Education limits the level of degrees awarded by each system – associate degrees for community colleges, masters for the California State University and doctoral for the University of California.
California Community College Chancellor Brice Harris commissioned a task force to address meeting the state’s workforce demands.
The recently released study notes that individuals seeking reasonably lucrative careers in allied health, public service, law enforcement, and the technologies must expect a commitment of no less than the baccalaureate merely to gain access to these fields.
In rural areas of the state access to four-year institutions is particularly challenging. Awarding bachelor’s degrees at community colleges would provide improved access at a lower cost.
Tuition would be lower than CSU’s annual tuition of $5,970 but higher than $46 a credit that is charged by the community colleges.
“The Yuba Community College District wholeheartedly supports this initiative; I see it as an imperative for serving the education needs in rural regions,” said Chancellor Douglas Houston.
California’s community colleges will continue to address critical workforce needs in a strategic and targeted manner, and associate degrees will remain the primary mission for California’s community colleges.
The Yuba Community College District spans eight counties and nearly 4,200 square miles of territory in rural, north-central California. It has colleges in Marysville and Woodland, along with educational centers and outreach operations at Beale Air Force Base, Clearlake, Yuba City and in Williams.
For more information about YCCD please visit www.yccd.edu .
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Yuba College’s Clear Lake Campus' new science lab features a state-of-the-art cadaver room which is now being put to use.
School officials said the school's first cadaver arrived in January.
Hands-on instruction using an actual cadaver is a real boon to anatomy students.
Anatomy students in this spring semester are the first to have this opportunity to explore human anatomy in this fashion.
The college contracted with Dr. Gurpreet Bains as an anatomy professor.
In many medical fields, dissection of cadavers remains an essential component of the curriculum and a rite of passage.
Local students in certain medical fields – nursing, radiology and dentistry – can now complete all the necessary prerequisites on the Clear Lake Campus.
Visit the school online at http://clc.yccd.edu/ .
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REDDING, Calif. – Sarah Zepeda of Hidden Valley Lake has been named to the Dean's List at Simpson University for the fall 2013 semester.
Zepeda's major is undeclared-nursing.
To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have a semester grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.
Simpson University, founded in 1921, has an undergraduate enrollment of more than 750 students and offers degrees in 27 majors.
From its beginnings, Simpson University has sought to be a Christ-centered learning community committed to developing each student in mind, faith and character for a lifetime of meaningful work and service.
For more information visit www.simpsonu.edu .
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced the launch of the first annual Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) academic competition, known as the House App Challenge, for the Fifth Congressional District.
Established by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, this nationwide competition invites high school students from all participating congressional districts to compete by creating and exhibiting their software application, or “app,” for mobile, tablet or computer devices.
It is designed to promote innovation and engagement in the STEM education fields.
“This is an excellent opportunity for students in our communities to further their interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering and math,” said Thompson. “Estimates show 8.5 million STEM jobs will be created in the next decade, but they also show the United States will face a shortage of one million STEM graduates. That’s why the House App Contest is so important. STEM is where the jobs of the future will be and we need to do everything possible to encourage our students to pursue an education in STEM fields.”
The House App Contest is open to all high school students who live in or are eligible to attend public schools located in the Fifth Congressional District.
In order to participate in the competition, students must provide a YouTube or VIMEO video demo explaining their app and what they learned through the competition during the submission period which runs from Feb. 1 to April 30.
More details on submitting a contest entry, the rules of the competition, and helpful programming resources can be found at www.StudentAppChallenge.house.gov .
Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.