Two-year schools add four-year option

Becky Bartindale:

ndiana University's 90 30 program is just one model. It allows students to take 90 semester units at a community college and the final 30 units through correspondence or online courses at the equivalent of Indiana in-state tuition rates. In addition to Gavilan, the Indiana program is being offered at 16 other community colleges in California, including De Anza in Cupertino, Hartnell College in Salinas, Santa Rosa Junior College and City College of San Francisco.

Other area schools also are developing collaborative relationships that let students earn bachelor's degrees without leaving the community college campus.

This fall, the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto will offer courses leading to a bachelor's degree in psychology at De Anza College in Cupertino. The new program, which emphasizes the importance of social justice, is the first bachelor's degree offered by a professional school known for its doctoral programs. Tuition this year will be about $27,500.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 20, 2006 2:07 PM
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