3-year College Degree Programs Not Catching On

Daniel de Vise, Washington Post
Wed, 06/15/2011 - 5:49pm

Lake Forest College in Illinois responded to the recession by rolling out a three-year bachelor’s degree, offering students a chance to finish school sooner and join the workforce. There were no takers. Reformers have hailed the three-year degree as the potential salvation of higher education: a rewrite of the academic calendar that lowers the price of college by compressing it into 36 months.

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