5 NEW DIRECTIONS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES, no. 158, Summer 2012 © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) • DOI: 10.1002/cc.20012 This chapter presents models and terminology representative of the contemporary utilization of the terms community college baccalaureate, applied baccalaureate, and workforce baccalaureate to provide a foundation for the evolving language about pathways leading to baccalaureate degrees. Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate Models Deborah L. Floyd, Angela M. Garcia Falconetti, Rivka A. Felsher Community colleges have a storied history of successfully providing path- ways and access to credentials and degrees through various models of deliv- ery and in diverse programs of study. Until recently, the highest degree offered by community colleges was the associate degree. During the past decade, major changes have occurred in the landscape of higher education, with one of the most signifcant being the expansion of community college missions to include the delivery and conferring of baccalaureate degrees. The community college baccalaureate has emerged as a continued pathway to a higher level of education—four-year degrees with specializa- tions in applied and workforce felds of study, such as technology, manage- ment, business, nursing, engineering, and teacher education. As community colleges evolved from junior colleges to comprehensive institutions, con- temporary community colleges demonstrated a commitment to increased access to the baccalaureate through education partnerships. Providing access to baccalaureate degree credentials is not new for community col- leges, as almost all implement some form of partnerships. Such partnership models include articulation models, university extension models, university center models, and community college baccalaureate models (Floyd, 2006; Floyd, 2005). This chapter describes the aforementioned community college models and selected terminology as a means for further understanding the uses of the terms community college baccalaureate, applied baccalaureate, and work- force baccalaureate. 1