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The hidden costs of transferring to a 4-year college

Jun 15, 2023
Those hard-earned community college credits don't always count toward a four-year degree.
According to the Government Accountability Office, students trying to transfer from a two- to a four-year college lost an average of 30% of their credits.
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A $10,560 bachelor's degree?

Aug 22, 2014
Community colleges are getting into the business of awarding BA degrees.

Employers increasingly look for bachelor's degrees

Dec 4, 2012
Jobs that used to require no post-secondary education are seeing 'degree inflation.'

29 million middle-class jobs that don't require a B.A.

Sep 18, 2012
Researchers find more jobs than expected that pay between $35,000 and $72,000 without a university degree.