Some schools offer three-year degree programs, something UM leader is considering

Monday, December 21, 2009 | 5:14 p.m. CST; updated 8:48 p.m. CST, Monday, December 21, 2009

COLUMBIA — Gary Forsee, president of the University of Missouri System, recently raised the possibility of creating a three-year, “no-frills degree” as a way to make a college education more affordable. Forsee, who talked about the idea briefly at a town hall meeting, had no specifics.

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