Saving Higher Education: The Integrated, Competency-Based Three-Year Bachelor's Degree Program

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Saving Higher Education: The Integrated, Competency-Based Three-Year Bachelor's Degree Program By Martin J. Bradley, Robert H. Seidman and Steven R. Painchaud. 2011. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco, CA. 240 pages. $40.00. ISBN: 9780-470-88819-3

Colleges and universities are under pressure from the government, students, and parents to make higher education more efficient and cost-effective. Based on Southern New Hampshire University's highly successful competency-based three-year bachelor's degree program - the longest running in the country - this book provides a blueprint for creating, sustaining, and growing such a program at an institution of any type and size. The book offers a …