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FASTER ACTION: Johnson & Wales University is one of two Rhode Island colleges that offer three-year degree programs in certain fields of study. The other is New England Institute of Technology. A growing number of U.S. higher education institutions have established three-year programs in recent years.  PBN PHOTO/ANNE EWING

Three-year degrees gain ground on campuses

Education 09/11/2026

Giles Sims, 34, was sick of getting passed over for jobs because he didn’t have a college degree. But with a wife and a widowed...

Trump asks Brown, other colleges to sign ‘Compact’ for favorable access...

Education 10/02/2025

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable...

THE UNIVERSITY of Massachusetts board of trustees approved a rate increase that will impact in-state students tuition by 2.5% in the next fiscal year. Out-of-state tuition are set to increase next year at 3% and 2% rate, depending on which campus a student attends.

UMass board approves in-state tuition hike of 2.5%

Education 08/02/2019

PROVIDENCE – Tuition at the University of Massachusetts will increase 2.5% for in-state students to $14,722 in the 2019-2020 academic year, the state university...

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