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Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

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SB 1504: community colleges; baccalaureate degrees; reports

Sponsor: Senator Farnsworth, LD 10

Committee on Education

Overview

Modifies the information that must be included in the annual report of a community college district (CCD) that offers a baccalaureate degree program.

History

Each CCD must annually report, by December 1, specified information regarding the operation of the CCD, such as: 1) the courses of study included in the curricula; 2) the number of professors and other instructional staff members employed; 3) the number of students registered and attending classes; 4) the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled during the year; 5) the total number of students not residing in the CCD; and 6) a general description of tuition and fees charged (A.R.S. § 15-1427).

Laws 2021, Chapter 315 authorizes community colleges to offer four-year baccalaureate degrees, subject to prescribed limitations. A CCD that offers a baccalaureate degree program must include in its annual report, in addition to all other required information, the following data: 1) the total number of students pursuing a baccalaureate degree; 2) the total number of baccalaureate degrees completed; 3) workforce data showing demand for the baccalaureate degree programs offered; and 4) the average cost of tuition per credit hour for the baccalaureate degrees offered (A.R.S. §§ 15-1444 and 15-1444.01).  

Provisions

1.   Requires each CCD that offers a baccalaureate degree, in its annual report, to:

a)   disaggregate the total number of students pursuing a baccalaureate degree by baccalaureate degree program;

b)   disaggregate the total number of baccalaureate degrees completed by baccalaureate degree program; and

c) include the projected enrollment for each baccalaureate degree program. (Sec. 2)

2.   Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2)

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