BY JANE STANCILL, News Observer
The UNC system wants to extend degree programs to different types of students in more efficient ways, but the trick will be to accomplish that while ensuring quality. A panel of business and education leaders on Wednesday heard about what other states are doing to measure the quality of education at their universities. The UNC Advisory Committee on Strategic Directions is giving input to UNC system leaders on how the state’s public universities should graduate more students while better preparing them for jobs of the future. The work is expected to conclude early next year with a recommendation to ratchet up degree attainment among North Carolina’s adult population. The five-year plan is likely to put a strong focus on online instruction and more flexible ways for students to earn degrees and post-college certificates.
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