BAY REGION COE ANNOUNCEMENT

January 2026

One of the key components of California Community College Chancellor’s Office Vision 2030 is the expansion of bachelor's degree programs to meet the state's workforce demands and provide more affordable, accessible four-year degree options for students.



The next deadline to apply for a bachelor’s degree program is August 15, 2026. One of the application requirements is to include a Labor Market Assessment (LMA). To Ensure adequate preparation and timely submission of the report to Bay Area Community College Consortium (BACCC), please allow the COE a minimum of three months to complete the LMA. Therefore, you must submit the request to the COE no later than March 20, 2026 through the LMI request form. 

Key dates for the submission process:

• Deadline to submit LMI request form: March 20, 2026
• LMA report completed by: June 19, 2026
• Deadline to submit to BACCC for approval: June 19, 2026
• BACCC approval received by: July 16, 2026
• Application deadline: August 15, 2026

For questions or additional information, contact: Marcela Reyes, Director of Research and Center of Excellence at marcela@baccc.net.

Each community college district must certify and submit its 2026-27 Perkins local application and CLNA via the NOVA system by May 29, 2026. To support colleges and districts with this process, the Bay Region Center of Excellence (COE) will offer three webinars. The Bay Area Community College Consortium (BACCC) also offers an in-progress resource guide to help you complete the CLNA. Please help share this information by forwarding this newsletter.

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For additional labor market information for California and the Bay Region, visit:

• Statewide Centers of Excellence (COE) for Labor Market Research
• Bay Region COE / BACCC
• Bay Area Community College Consortium (BACCC)

The Bay Region COE is located and hosted by Cabrillo Community College. It serves the 28 community colleges in the 12-county Bay Region with labor market information and workforce research. The COE is funded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office through the Economic and Workforce Development Program and Strong Workforce Program. Please contact the Bay Region COE if you have any questions about the newsletter, or suggestions for data and information you would like to see in future newsletters.

BAY REGION COE TEAM

Marcela Reyes, Director

marcela@baccc.net

Liza Chavac, Assistant Director

liza@baccc.net

Yumi Huang, Research Analyst

yumi@baccc.net

Leila Jamoosian, Research Analyst

leila@baccc.net