Teacher Preparation Policy Toolkit

Policy Briefs

Teacher Education Baccalaureate Degrees at Community Colleges explores baccalaureate degree programs offered on community college campuses including the implications of such programs, policy challenges and recommendations.
> "Teacher Education Baccalaureate Degrees at Community Colleges" - PDF (1.17KB)

"Access to the Baccalaureate Degree Instruction in Florida: Options and Opportunities"
This background paper for the Florida Board of Education examines why Florida decided to offer baccalaureate degrees at community colleges. It includes an analysis of alternatives to community college baccalaureate education and criteria established for new degree authorization.
> http://www.flboe.org/meetings/Feb02/AccesstoBacc_paper_02_26_02.pdf

"Access to the Baccalaureate: Community Colleges Offering Four-Year Degrees"
This policy brief from the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Community College System gives a very brief overview of what is happening with the community college baccalaureate in Florida.
> http://www.fldoe.org/cc/docs/Access%20to%20the%20Baccalaureate%20-%20FourYearDegrees.doc

"Is it Access or is it Economic Competition? The Community College Baccalaureate" by John S. Levin
This paper identifies the justifications used for baccalaureate degrees offered at community colleges. It includes a discussion of the legal foundations of community college baccalaureate degrees including state legislation and bills.
> http://www4.ncsu.edu:8030/~jslevin2/access.pdf

"The Challenge to Identity: The Community College as a Baccalaureate Degree Granting Institution" by John S. Levin, W. Dallas Herring Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University.
This paper looks at research investigating the institutionalization of baccalaureate degree programs at community colleges. It examines the potential of community college baccalaureate programming to change institutional practices and identity.
> http://www4.ncsu.edu:8030/~jslevin2/INSTIT.DOC

"Baccalaureate Education in the Community College Setting" The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Associa tion of Colleges and Schools
Download the executive summary or full report from this task force on community college baccalaureate education. The report includes recommendations for accrediting community college baccalaureate programs.
> http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/resources/bacc_ed_cc/

"Community College Baccalaureate Degree Proposal Evaluation"
This report from the Florida Council for Educational Policy Research and Improvement is a matrix of criteria for granting community colleges the right to offer baccalaureate degrees. It also includes a funding worksheet of expenses related to offering a community college baccalaureate.
> http://www.cepri.state.fl.us/pdf/BA%20DegAcc%2002-03%20Criteria%20Matrix.pdf

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