Create a physical University Center for partner baccalaureate presence

Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearwith adaptationFour-year to four-yearwith adaptation

Mechanism

A prominent building on the community college campus is given over to university partners teaching bachelor's courses. Students see the university every day, which changes what they think is available to them.

Preconditions

Agreements with four-year partners to schedule and teach full upper-division sequences on site.

Owner, by role

Community College President / VP of Academic Affairs

Who can act

Both institutions jointly

Effort

Large, 12 to 18 months to first visible effect

Outcome metric

Community college students reporting plans to transfer into partner programs

Failure modes

Programs may fail to attract students if the offered degree fields do not align with regional employer needs or student career goals.

Contra-indications

None stated

Related practices

LTI-CUL-011 Establish shared, co-located facilities on partner campuses