PHOENIX — Eastern Arizona College offering four-year degrees is one step closer to reality following a vote in the state Senate Wednesday.
The Senate voted 24-6 in favor of Senate Bill 1453, which will allow the state’s community colleges to offer four-year degrees.
The House had already passed the bill, and now it moves on to Gov. Doug Ducey for his signature or veto.
Under the bill, for the first four years, the college may not offer more than 10 percent of its total number of degree and certification offerings as four-year degrees. After year five, that number increases to 15 percent.
Tuition for the third and fourth years of study may not be more than 150 percent of the tuition per credit hour of any other degree program.
And there must be a workforce need in the college’s community for the four-year degree programs.
