$10k BA

A first-of-its-kind program will allow students to get an online bachelor's degree in health care management or communication for $10,000 through Southern New Hampshire University's College for America, which is expanding its competency-based program for working adults beyond associate's degree. The program is offered through employers and has no traditional classes or grades; rather, students work at their own pace and are evaluated for their competency in different skill areas (in this case, 240 of them). “This is the most remarkably priced college degree in the country, and the truth is that the price is the least remarkable thing about it,” SNHU President Paul LeBlanc said in a statement. “What draws students and employers is the promise of mastering competencies they can immediately apply in their workplace. The price is just our way to make it accessible as widely as possible.”