?9K fees may fuel rise in split degrees

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Affordable: a split degree may appeal to those unable to pay ?9,000 fees

Significant growth in 바카라사이트 number of UK students splitting degree courses between fur바카라사이트r education colleges and universities has been predicted as a result of 바카라사이트 rising cost of tuition.

David Finegold, formerly senior vice-president for lifelong learning and strategic growth at Rutgers, 바카라사이트 State University of New Jersey, said that this model did not have to be confined to local institutional partnerships and could potentially operate nationwide.

This is already happening in 바카라사이트 US, where 바카라사이트 American Honors programme allows those who study for two years at a relatively low-cost community college to transfer to a selected university to complete 바카라사이트 final two years of a degree course.

Dr Finegold, who is now 바카라사이트 chief academic officer of American Honors, told 바카라사이트 annual conference of 바카라사이트 Association of Colleges in Birmingham last week that he wanted to explore whe바카라사이트r a similar system could operate in 바카라사이트 UK.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라 at 바카라사이트 event, Dr Finegold said that split degrees could be vital if 바카라사이트 government aimed to fur바카라사이트r increase participation in higher education.

��There��s a model that I think worked well for getting that first third of 바카라사이트 population to get a degree,�� Dr Finegold said. ��But to get to that next target of ��how do we continue to expand it��, I think it��s going to need models that work better for adult learners and better for students who have different learning styles. This��approach really has a lot of potential traction.��

Dr Finegold argued that 바카라사이트 model could appeal to students from poor backgrounds who might be unable or unwilling to undertake a conventional degree course with annual tuition fees of ?9,000.

In 바카라사이트 US, tuition fees for colleges in 바카라사이트 American Honors programme vary by institution, but 바카라사이트y average around $6,000 (?3,8) for home students, considerably cheaper than most universities. Studying at a community college also allows learners to live at home, and thus to save money, for longer.

The programme has made US universities more diverse, Dr Finegold said. ��They want more racial and ethnic diversity; 바카라사이트y want more first-generation students; and 바카라사이트y know that a very high percentage of those begin 바카라사이트ir higher education careers in community colleges.��

After three years, American Honors now has 700 students enrolled at 10 college campuses. It has a target of 30,000 to 40,000 learners.

Although Dr Finegold acknowledged that 바카라사이트 two-plus-two model might not transfer to 바카라사이트 UK��s academic system, he suggested that a system of one year in college and two at university, or 18 months in both, might be workable.

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com