A recent Forbes article found that 25 U.S. states allow community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees---as long as they met a concrete need and did not compete with the state 4 -year colleges. This alternative avenue to a 4-year degree is helping community colleges play a key role in meeting biotechnology's labor shortage in the field of biomanufacturing. The 4-year degree meets the stated need by local employers for manufacturing workers who have a stronger theoretical understanding of biomanufacturing.
MiraCosta College started offering the first community college biomanufacturing 4-year degree in 2014. Theirs... Read more
