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Kansas is rolling out a bold new twist on the bachelor’s degree: finish in just 90 credits instead of the traditional 120, slashing tuition and living costs by roughly $20,000. The state’s Board of Regents just greenlit a three-year pilot, calling it a “Reduced Credit Bachelor’s Degree”—though some worry the name downplays its value. While universities can now propose programs, the state’s leaders are keeping it flexible, refusing to restrict it to just high-demand fields. The real test? Will employers actually value these faster, cheaper degrees—and will students benefit from a quicker path to the workforce?

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