By ADELE UPHAUS–CONNER, Fredericksburg.com
Twenty years in the future, college students will major in nursing, business, engineering and informational technology. Thanks to virtual reality, their learning will extend beyond the boundaries of the classroom. When they come to class, they’ll spend less time listening to lectures and more time in small groups working as teams to solve problems. Higher education will cost less and greater segments of the population will be able to access it. These are some of the predictions for the future of higher education made by officials at Germanna Community College and the University of Mary Washington