79.  Duplicative Duplication

There are numerous examples of higher education not being able to get out of its own way in order to serve students. Some of my favorites (not) are barriers to transfer of credit among institutions and the craziness involved in accessing Title IV funding. Another repeat offender is the issue of duplicative programs.  This issue comes in two basic flavors.  One that is found in a number of states is the struggle of community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees in select fields that four-year institutions claim duplicate existing programs.  Another is infighting among four-year institutions as they compete for students within or across state borders. Situations in the State of Maryland highlighted this flavor recently. In this episode I’ll look at the some of the issues involved and what higher education might think about in order to address this and other concerns that require attention.   EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.