Two universities hope new 3 year degree will spur enrollment
Monday, March 8th, 2010
By Meggan Kole
In an effort to make college more affordable, two Pennsylvania universities are launching a new 3-year degree program.
Holy Family University and Arcadia University will offer this option for the first time this Fall. The fast-track diploma requires a student to attend summer courses to graduate on time. But by finishing in three years rather than four, the schools say, families can save more than $30,000.
Jan Duggar is the dean of the business school at Holy Family. He says enrollment has been down and hopes the 3 year degree will attract new students.
Duggar: It's really to recognize the fact that higher education getting more and more expensive. And it's a way of reducing that cost without sacrificing quality.
On average over 70-percent of Pennsylvania students graduate with loan debt, about 10-percent above national average.
[...] news release was placed on many sites, including WHYY radio, Business News, Earth Times, the Boston Globe, the Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram, [...]
[...] rest is here: Two universities hope new 3 year degree will spur enrollment … tags: arcadia-university, are-launching, coach, dallas, family, family-university, [...]