So you think you are competing for students now; wait until more find out about the college degree for $99/month.The degree is offered by StraighterLine, which according to the article "is the brainchild of a man named Burck Smith, an Internet entrepreneur bent on altering the DNA of higher education as we have known it for the better part of 500 years."
Students can take as many courses as they like for a $99/month fee. Better still, the online degree has accredited partner colleges that award credit for those completing its courses!
The article is a little long but absolutely worth reading because it should force us to question if what we are doing to educate our students could be done better! Read this exceptional article at:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/feature/college_for_99_a_month.php?page=all&print=true
You can also learn more about StraighterLine at:
http://www.straighterline.com/
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