 However, California higher education has had a poor record of college completion and four-year baccalaureate degree attainment.Subgroups such as Latinos and African Americans (whose demographics are large and growing) show even worsening statistics of degree attainment.The Master Plan meant that essentially, "anyone from anywhere in California could, if they worked hard enough, get a bachelor’s degree from one of the best universities in the country (and, therefore, in the world), almost free of charge."