The University of Arizona is expanding their degree offerings.

Tuscon.com reports:

University of Arizona will offer bachelor’s degrees online

When Starbucks recently went searching for a school to provide online education for baristas, it didn’t look twice at the University of Arizona.

The UA had nothing to offer the world’s largest coffee chain since none of its bachelor’s degrees is available online. Now that’s about to change.

After years of delay, the UA is launching a new chapter in its history by offering some of its undergraduate degrees over the Internet, beginning with the fall semester.

The move could help create thousands of new Wildcats worldwide, and is expected to add tens of millions of tuition dollars to the UA’s coffers, officials said.

It also offers UA dropouts a chance to resume their studies without returning to campus. Instead, they can interact with professors and classmates through video chats, email and document-sharing sites.

“Students everywhere now have access to a life-changing University of Arizona education,” said Vincent Del Casino, the UA’s vice provost for digital learning, who’s leading the new effort.


 
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