"responsive to significant changes in society, demographics, technology, educational research, or expectations regarding post-secondary education."
"Our general stance as a board is we ought to be a pro-innovation body,"
"This is not innovation we have fostered but one colleges in Massachusetts want to pursue."
"We're creating a pathway for colleges to allow some students to graduate in three years, which will help make us more competitive with other states, lower costs, and support students and our workforce,"
Massachusetts' Board of Higher Education voted to consider proposals from public institutions to create bachelor's degree programs requiring fewer than the standard 120 credits, including 90-credit, three-year degrees. The proposed regulation asks that proposals be responsive to significant changes in society, demographics, technology, educational research, or expectations regarding post-secondary education. The board chair described the body as pro-innovation and noted colleges want to pursue shorter-degree options. Merrimack College obtained accreditor approval in 2024 to offer shortened degrees in fields such as business, health science, physics, and liberal arts. Governor Maura Healey said the change will lower costs, boost competitiveness, and support the workforce.
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