Increasing access to affordable online higher education and reducing the time to degree completion.
The Associate to Bachelor's Online program / Learning 1st is a collaborative partnership among nationally recognized, regionally-accredited online institutions and Coastline College: University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS), and University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass-Amherst).
Students select a specific educational pathway that leads to both an associate (AA) and baccalaureate (BA or BS) degree.
Each student will be assigned advisors from both Coastline and the partner university in order to ensure that the student is provided with continuous advisement and guidance toward meeting degree requirements of both institutions.
Students also benefit from a four-year tuition rate freeze - or tuition reduction - at the time of program admission and receive access to both institution's online student support services, resources, and libraries throughout their course of study, and the fee structure employed by Coastline is consistent with the tuition rates charged by all California Community Colleges.
Apply: Associate to Bachelor's Online
Coastline College Business Administration (AA) + UMass-Amherst Business Administration (BBA)
Students who have been admitted to the Conditional Enrollment Program will be assured space in the Online BBA upon completion of their Associate degree provided that they maintain continuous enrollment and meet all requirements, including a 2.7 minimum grade point average, for entry into the major.
Coastline College Computer Networking (AS) + UI-Springfield Computer Science (BCS) - Contact Learning1st@coastline.edu for details.
Students must maintain a 2.0 minimum grade point average to remain eligible in this degree program.
Coastline College Computer Networking (AS) + UI-Springfield Information Systems Security (BS) - Contact Learning1st@coastline.edu for details.
Students must maintain a 2.0 minimum grade point average to remain eligible in this degree program.
"What I loved about Coastline's Associate-to-Bachelor's Program is how much the faculty and staff cared about me and my education. Their door was always open, and they will guide you every step of the way. The counselor and program coordinator went above and beyond in explaining how I could get my Bachelor's Degree in Human Services from Troy University in Alabama, and both degree programs were online. Plus, Troy accepted the classes I have already taken, and there was no application fee or waiting period." - Cathy Love, 2018 Coastline College Graduate
The Associate to Bachelor's Online program is a collaborative effort involving the League for Innovation in the Community College, Coastline College, Troy University, the University of Illinois-Springfield, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, that is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Associate to Bachelor's Online program promotes unique, sustainable, online degree completion models that decrease the amount of time and associated costs required for students to earn a bachelor's degree from a prominent four-year university.
This consortium is committed to increasing the capacity of community colleges to provide online baccalaureate degree completion pathways for low-income and working adults.
Our goals are:
Achieve success with Advisors, Counselors, Tutors, and University Partner Resources to help you throughout your program.
An integrated, institution-wide approach to student success based on intentionally designed, clear, coherent and structured educational experience, informed by available evidence, that guide each student effectively and efficiently from her/his point of entry through the attainment of high quality postsecondary credentials and careers with value in the labor market.