Iowa House panel narrows bill allowing four-year degrees at community colleges

Iowa House panel narrows bill allowing four-year degrees at community colleges

Legislation allowing Iowa community colleges to offer four-year degrees in some subjects — an idea strongly opposed by Iowa private colleges — was narrowed Wednesday before passing out of an Iowa House committee. The Iowa House Higher Education Committee also…

Proposed community college bachelor's degrees prompt concerns from local private colleges

Leaders of Dubuque’s private colleges are concerned that a proposal to allow Iowa’s community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees would duplicate resources and promote competition in the state’s higher education sector.