Designing the path to a bachelor’s degree through community college
Article/Op-Ed in Community College Daily
Oct. 1, 2020
Iris Palmer authored an op-ed in the American Association of Community Colleges' Community College Daily about the community college baccalaureate as a flexible, supportive and holistic degree program for working adults.
Justin Smock had started along a well-trodden path. Like many others, he graduated from high school and went straight to community college to earn an associate degree. He felt a tug toward sign language interpretation and went back to school to earn a Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf certification. While he thought about pursuing his bachelor’s degree – he even applied to the University of Washington – he really didn’t see the need.
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