NEXT EDITION PREVIEW: Competency-based Model

Coming in the Monday, May 27, 2013 Community College Week issue:

College for America – a competency-based, self-paced program that will offer an associate of arts degree based on measurable results rather than credit hours – recently passed an important milestone. The U.S. Department of Education ruled that CfA is eligible for Title IV funding, meaning its students will be eligible for federal financial aid. The college, based at Southern New Hampshire University, became the first competency-based model approved by DOE under provisions that pay for learning outcomes rather than seat time. The goal of the program is to make a college education more affordable and accessible; the program will cost just $2,500 a year. The program is unlike the typical college experience. There are no classrooms. Students will be in front of a computer in a remote location. There are no professors, though each student gets a coach to guide them through the program. There are grades. Rather, students will be required to pass tests on specific set of skills and points of knowledge, rather than accumulating credit hours.

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