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Legislation due in the spring could see measures to try to force more of a market and a wider range of lower cost degree courses.
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Although it is just one degree at one university, the prospect of a prestigious low-cost degree program has generated great interest.
"There are some niche programs where $10,000 makes perfect sense," said James D. Henningsen, the president of the College of Central Florida, whose school will offer a lower-cost degree in business and organization management next fall.
On Broward's Davie campus, news of the low-cost degree option is just now spreading, but even in an education class where most students plan to be teachers, there was not much interest.
Hernandez Ferrier promised more low-cost degree programs were on their way.
If college affordability remains a widespread concern -- and it will -- similar low-cost degree proposals may become entrenched in Republican higher education strategy.
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Governor Scott sought low-cost degrees in high-demand fields.
For universities beset by heavy debts, smaller taxpayer subsidies and a cyclical decline in enrolment, online courses mean better tuition, higher graduation rates and lower-cost degrees.
"This isn't going to be for the masses," said J. David Armstrong, Broward's president, adding that it would be impossible to offer thousands of low-cost degrees unless the state funded the program.
Students and parents should be thinking about the total cost for degree completion.
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