COE ANNOUNCEMENT

January 2025

Request for Labor Market Data to Support New Bachelor’s Degree Program (Deadline March 20, 2025)

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, 2025. One of the application requirements is to include a Labor Market Assessment (LMA). Therefore, please allow the Center of Excellence (COE) a minimum of three months to complete the LMA. To ensure adequate preparation and timely submission of the report to BACCC, notify the COE no later than March 20, 2025. Notification is completed by submitting the LMI form. 


BACCC's deadline to submit for approval is June 20, with a final approval communication by July 17. If the COE is notified by March 20, 2025 or earlier, the LMA report will be completed by June 20, 2025.


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For questions or additional information, contact: Marcela Reyes, Director of Research and Center of Excellence at mareyes@cabrillo.edu.

Additional Resources

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

 

About the Bay Region COE

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

mareyes@cabrillo.edu

John Carrese, Regional Director

jocarres@cabrillo.edu

Yumi Huang, Research Analyst

yuhuang@cabrillo.edu

Leila Jamoosian, Research Analyst

lejamoos@cabrillo.edu