Three Reasons Why Momentum For 3-Year College Degrees Is Growing

More states and colleges are climbing on board a rapidly accelerating train barrelling down the track toward accelerated bachelor’s degrees. This week Massachusetts became the latest state to signal it would consider pilot proposals for the offering of undergraduate degrees that students can complete in three years.

Under new regulations approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, institutions are being given the green light to propose sub-120 degree pilot programs for “board review, approval, and — upon the completion of the pilot — evaluation to assess whether the pilot met its intended goals.”

ByMichael T. Nietzel,   Senior Contributor.