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Penn plans no frills, accelerated college.(NEWSWATCH)

Women in Higher Education

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Responding to today's economy, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education is proposing a new kind of college, one with lower costs and "no frills." It would offer classes year round and graduates would earn bachelor's degrees.

The accelerated program would cut costs by having no extracurriculars of any kind: no sports teams, no posh dormitories, no fancy gyms. "Somewhere, there should be a no-frills option," said ...

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