The Degree
A Bachelor of Science built around applied AI for business leadership, business data, human-AI collaboration, ethics, organizational innovation, and leadership.
Proposed Bachelor of Science
Applied Human-AI Collaboration & Leadership
Provisionally approved by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office in October 2026: a business leadership degree for the AI era, built around applied AI for business leadership, AI-enabled decision-making, and human-AI collaboration in real organizations.
Labor Market Endorsed
Bridging business and technology through AI-enabled leadership
The May 2026 Orange County Center of Excellence analysis found positive labor market need for the proposed degree.
120
Proposed degree units
88%
Aligned postings request a bachelor’s
15,835
Annual LA/OC openings
Oct. 2026
CCCCO provisional approval
What We Are Proposing
A practical bachelor’s pathway for the AI-enabled workplace.
The proposed Applied Human-AI Collaboration & Leadership BS would prepare students to work across industries where AI is becoming part of everyday planning, analysis, communication, operations, management, and strategy. The focus is applying AI in real organizations: helping students understand what AI can do, evaluate its outputs, redesign human workflows around it, and lead teams through responsible adoption.
The Student
Students who may not want to become software engineers, but do want to lead, analyze, manage, communicate, and solve problems in AI-enabled environments.
The Skills
Students would learn to apply AI tools, interpret data, design better workflows, evaluate risk and bias, communicate insights, and guide implementation.
The Need
Employers increasingly need workers who can bridge technology and human judgment: people who understand AI well enough to use it responsibly and lead others through change.
Purpose
The approved proposal and its evidence, in one place.
The Cycle 9 application was submitted to the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office in August 2026 and received provisional approval on October 2, 2026. This website supports public review and stakeholder engagement as the proposal moves through intersegmental consultation, accreditation, and Board of Governors approval.
Evidence Engine
Summarizes the labor market, student demand, employer validation, curriculum, and institutional readiness evidence included in the application.
Advisory Tool
Gives employers, workforce partners, campus leaders, and state reviewers a clear view of what was proposed and why.
Future Marketing Site
Creates an early visibility platform that can evolve into a recruitment and student-facing program website.
Current Status
Provisional approval granted; intersegmental review is underway.
On October 2, 2026, the Chancellor's Office announced that the proposed degree passed the program compliance and quality review and was granted provisional approval. The proposal now moves to intersegmental consultation, where CSU, UC, and AICCU review it for duplication.
Quality Review Passed
The application passed policy and compliance review and scored 136.5 of 150 possible points in the Cycle 9 BDP quality review.
Provisional Approval
The Chancellor's Office granted provisional approval on October 2, 2026.
Intersegmental Review
CSU, UC, and AICCU review runs October 2 – November 13, with any campus-to-campus consultations November 13–30.
Remaining Approvals
Full approval also requires ACCJC substantive change approval, now in progress, and California Community Colleges Board of Governors approval.
Status last updated October 2026.
CCCCO Vision 2030
Advancing access, success, support, and economic mobility.
The proposed degree connects all three Vision 2030 goals with all three strategic directions. It expands an affordable community college baccalaureate pathway, responds to regional workforce demand, and prepares students to use and lead with AI responsibly.
Equitable Baccalaureate Attainment
A structured 2+2 pathway from associate preparation to a community college bachelor's degree supports Vision 2030's completion and baccalaureate attainment outcomes.
Workforce & Economic Development
Regional labor market evidence connects degree completion to high-demand occupations, bachelor-level hiring expectations, and wages above regional living-wage benchmarks.
Generative AI & the Future of Learning
The curriculum builds AI literacy, human oversight, ethical judgment, governance, and the ability to apply AI responsibly in real organizations.
BDP Application Alignment
Built around CCCCO BDP requirements.
The hub is organized to make the submitted proposal visible while giving reviewers and stakeholders a straightforward path through the evidence.
Workforce Need & Demand
Employer demand, wage data, student interest, and unmet regional need.
Regional Consultation
Advisory input, workforce board engagement, and consortium coordination.
Program Quality & Curriculum
Catalog description, learning outcomes, course sequencing, and capstone design.
Administrative Plan & Submission
Resource planning, support services, non-duplication, and state submission tracking.
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