California Master Plan for Higher Education
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The California Master Plan for Higher Education is a landmark 1960 framework that organized California’s public colleges and universities into distinct tiers to expand access, control costs, and define their respective missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
education master plan
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higher education policy framework → |
| appliesTo |
public community colleges in California
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public state colleges in California → public universities in California → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
State of California
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| author |
California Master Plan Survey Team
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| coordinatedBy |
California State Board of Education
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| country |
United States
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| defines |
California Community Colleges system role
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California State University system role → University of California system role → |
| establishes |
UC authority to award doctoral degrees
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community colleges focus on associate degrees and certificates → |
| fieldOfWork |
higher education planning
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public policy → |
| followedBy |
subsequent revisions and reviews in later decades
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| hasEffect |
creation of clear transfer routes from community colleges to UC and CSU
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rapid expansion of California public higher education capacity in 1960s and 1970s → reduction of program duplication among segments → |
| hasKeyPrinciple |
broad access with selective admissions at upper tiers
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coordination of growth and enrollment across segments → differentiation of function among segments → low or no tuition for residents → |
| inception |
1960
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| influenced |
development of tiered higher education systems in other U.S. states
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structure of public higher education in California → |
| influencedBy |
Clark Kerr
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| language |
English
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| legalForm |
policy framework implemented through state legislation
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| limits |
CSU authority to primarily bachelor’s and master’s degrees at time of adoption
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| mainSubject |
public higher education
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| organizesIntoTier |
California Community Colleges
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California State University → University of California NERFINISHED → |
| policyOnAdmissions |
open admission to California Community Colleges for adults capable of benefiting from instruction
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top one-eighth of high school graduates eligible for UC → top one-third of high school graduates eligible for CSU → |
| policyOnFees |
allowed collection of modest fees for non-instructional costs
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| policyOnTuition |
no tuition for California residents at public institutions at time of adoption
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| purpose |
control costs of public higher education
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define distinct missions for public higher education segments → expand access to higher education → |
| regulates |
transfer pathways from community colleges to four-year institutions
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| segmentMission |
California Community Colleges as open-access, lower-division and vocational education provider
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California State University as comprehensive teaching-focused institution → University of California as primary academic research institution → |
| significantEvent |
adoption in 1960
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Gold and the Blue
("Master Plan for Higher Education in California")
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about |
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Clark Kerr
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