Different Paths to a College Degree

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I know someone who got their bachelor's degree in three years with a 3.9 GPA, under the current "four-year" system simply by getting in a semester of courses in the college summer school three time. She had inherited just enough money for three years of college, so they squeezed it all in ... but she didn't like college much. Institutionalization of a 3-year bachelor's would save the cost of a year of board at least, and at current prices that is a lot, plus the student would start earning their post-college salary sooner. The report that online ed was just as effective as face-to-face in interesting and enlightening. Clearly it opened the door of education and occupational opportunity for Capt. Ashley O'Neill, as reported in the article. I like to hear these success stories since I have a website that's interested in online grad schools. Clearly Cpt. O'Neill's online degree, plus her related work experience, should help her be competitive for future jobs in or out of the military. Bernard Schuster, Arrive2.net

Bernard Schuster of KS 12:55AM January 28, 2010

So with incoming freshmen needing remediation--and then trying to graduate in three years, what will a college degree be worth? Less than the value of the paper its printed on, I venture. If you print more money the value of the currency goes down. If you manufacture more college degrees, the value of all college degrees, legitamate, four-year, online, graduate are dimished. Is education nothing more than a degree mill than. Do we want an educated populace or just papered one?

Virginia Woods of MI 11:34AM August 26, 2009