In Texas, a $10,000 College Degree Is Almost a Reality
Marrier Ferrier, president of Texas A&M at San Antonio, says the school has developed a bachelor’s of information technology that will cost students $9,700 for four years—including books. And Texas A&M at Commerce president Dan Jones and South Texas College chief academic officer Juan Mejia say both of their campuses will offer bachelor’s of applied science in organizational leadership for under $10,000 beginning next year.
Jones told the audience that the degree programs will rely on online courses and open education textbooks as well as competency-based learning, which allows students to prove mastery of a concept without taking a required number of classes. The challenge, he acknowledged, will be making sure businesses trust the degree enough to hire graduates. One of the major criticisms of the no-frills $10,000 degree is a concern the programs will eliminate critical thinking or problem solving from higher education, turning the college experience into a diploma mill.
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10 grand for a college degree in Hungary, became science fiction.
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Higher education is not a luxury. It’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford.
President Obama speaking in Michigan today about his plans to make college more affordable (via barackobama)
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