I know in parts of the US there are community colleges starting to offer Bachelor's Degrees. I wonder how much that will add to the cost of those schools. Hopefully it will lower the barrier of entry for thousands of students.

Also I am curious what HN's thoughts are on general education requirements in the US. It was something put in place in the 60's[1] in an attempt to prevent specialization[2] in education. I am wondering if it's time to reduce that requirement and go with more focused degrees similar to the UK.

Also Gen Ed courses seem like a real money makers for US Universities since there is not scaled tuition. A human lit class costs the same as a STEM course that could require very expressive lab equipment. I am not trying to down play the importance of human literature in this scenario. It just seems odd that it would cost the same as a organic chemistry class that requires a multi million dollar lab, a wide assortment of chemicals, and a staff equipped to maintain it throughout the day.

[1]. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1090127 [2]. https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/encyclopedias-almanac...