A growing college trend cuts a year of classes and thousands in tuition, fees

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Heather Hollingsworth | The Associated Press, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · August 24, 2026 · 1 min read

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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 mother to help support, he needed a quick solution. So the laid-off web developer turned to one of a growing number of three-year degree programs. “I can’t afford to be...

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