Cal Poly & Hancock Collaboration Makes Bachelor’s Degrees Available to Santa Maria Students
Jarrod Zinn
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Applications are open now for Cal Poly’s Bachelor Degree programs, being taught at the Allan Hancock College campus in Santa Maria.
The deadline is approaching, and Business Administration is the newest program.
Its the latest in a string of decisions to make getting a Bachelor’s degree more affordable.
“The Cal Poly Bachelor’s Degree Pathway is for transfer students, those who have completed the first two years of study at Allan Hancock Community College or another community college,” says Cal Poly’s Provost and Executive Director of Academic Affairs, Al Liddicoat.
A Bachelor of Arts program in Sociology was launched in 2024, joining Hancock’s nursing program, a cohort with Channel Islands.
“The first class from that’ll be graduating this year,” says Kevin Walthers, Allan Hancock College’s President.
Applications are now being accepted for those as well as the newest cohort, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
“Next year, Sociology continues and we’ll be adding a business degree on top of that,” says Walthers. “That’ll be just a tremendous value for local students.”
Classes are set to begin here at the Hancock campus in Santa Maria in the fall of 2026, but students will need to submit their applications by December 1st of this year.
“This program is going to, by the time it builds out into four full degrees, we think it’ll easily be 450-500 students a year participating in the program,” says Walthers. “Maybe even more.”
This program allows Allan Hancock students to finish their 4-year degree without having to commute to San Luis Obispo.
Students interested in applying can visit the application page on Allan Hancock College’s website by clicking here.
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