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Georgia greenlights 3-year college bachelor’s degree

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By Jason Armesto Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Want a bachelor’s degree but don’t want to spend four years in college? Georgia’s public universities can now offer a three-year alternative. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents last week changed its guidelines to allow for 90-credit hour degrees for some majors, which could be completed a year quicker than the traditional 120-credit hour bachelor’s programs that have become the quintessential form of American higher education.
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HBCUs need a financial lifeline. Help is stalled in Congress.

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By Jason Armesto Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
In April last year, just before reaching his 100th day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order pledging to uplift the country’s historically Black colleges and universities. Calling them “beacons of educational excellence and economic opportunity,” the order reestablished a federal initiative that would collaborate with federal agencies, the private sector and other stakeholders to shepherd resources HBCUs have requested for decades.
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A major money issue: Nearly $11 billion of Georgia student loans in default

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By Jason Armesto Verified
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
Many of the students who will be returning to Georgia’s campuses this month are only able to afford school with the help of federal student loans. In this edition of the AJC On Campus Roundup, the number of Georgians struggling to pay them back has skyrocketed. Roughly 9.5 million Americans — 1 in 5 federal student loan borrowers — are in default, according to recent federal data. An Associated Press analysis found that includes 23% of Georgia’s borrowers, or 396,000 people.
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