In a first for Massachusetts, two colleges will offer three-year bachelor’s degrees in the fall of 2027.
The Board of Higher Education on Friday approved pilot programs at Merrimack College and Suffolk University despite concerns raised by educators who say the accelerated degrees could hollow out the college experience.
The two schools aren’t simply compressing four years of coursework into a shorter timeline. Instead, the new bachelor’s degrees require fewer credits to graduate — closer to 90 instead of the typical 120…