State Senate Bill Would Bring Nursing Bachelor’s Degrees to Community Colleges

A growing number of employers and hospitals are requiring registered nurses to have such a degree. Meanwhile, enrollment in nursing programs grows.

Nurses work in the intensive care unit at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., on March 11, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images

California legislators have introduced a bill that would allow community colleges to offer students nursing bachelor’s degrees.

California Senate Bill 895, introduced on Jan. 3 by state Sen. Richard Roth, would allow 15 community college districts that already provide associate degrees in nursing to also offer bachelor’s degrees.