October 28, 2005

Why Community Colleges Shouldn't Offer Baccalaureates

By JUDITH S. EATON

Many years ago I worked in a state where a community college began awarding an honorary doctorate at its commencement. Supporters of this effort said, "Why not?" It didn't matter that the highest degree that the community college awarded was the associate. Detractors, on the other hand, said, "This doesn't make sense; an institution should not award honorary degrees if it does not provide an earned degree at that level."

I am often reminded of that incident when I read and hear about

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