In a historic first for Arizona’s community colleges, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) awarded the state’s first-ever four-year baccalaureate degrees during the commencement ceremonies. Rio Salado College had two students receive their Bachelor of Science degrees in Public Safety Administration. At South Mountain Community College, four students received their Bachelor of Science degrees in Behavioral Sciences.

MCCCD’s bachelor’s degrees are uniquely designed to demonstrate both a workforce need and student demand while also not unnecessarily duplicating programs already offered by traditional universities in Maricopa County. Therefore, the baccalaureate degree programs are strategically developed to provide a more detailed focus that fills targeted labor needs to alleviate Arizona’s workforce shortages in critical in-demand industries such as health care, information technology, K-12 education and public safety.

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