Traditionally, it has taken four years to earn a college degree — but what is so important about that number? Lots of students actually hang around for five or six years. Why not allow students to earn their degrees in just three years?

That idea has been floating around for quite a while, and in today’s Martin Center article, Reagan Allen looks at several states where it is taking hold.

A new study from the RAND Corporation identified 119 reduced-credit bachelor’s programs publicly announced across the country by May 2026, up from just five in 2024. That’s a huge difference, and I have to assume that rising tuition is at........

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