State Colleges lower online rate, offer opportunities for degree completion

“Affordability and accessibility are core pillars of the State Colleges,” said Dr. Paul Turman, Chancellor of the Nebraska State College System (NSCS). “Our students come from a variety of different backgrounds and experiences and often balance competing work and family commitments making earning their degree challenging. That is why Chadron, Peru, and Wayne State College are removing as many barriers as possible to enable students to complete their degrees.”

The State Colleges will lower their undergraduate online rate for the 2020-21 academic year to $299 per credit hour, making it the best education value in Nebraska. The rate is a flat cost per credit hour and does not require any additional fees. The new online rate was approval by the NSCS Board of Trustees at its June 16 meeting.

The State Colleges’ degree completion program offers a flexible and fully online path forward for anyone who would like to complete an unfinished four-year degree including a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree program. Chadron, Peru, and Wayne State College will consider a variety of experiences for credit toward completion of a degree.

The program is designed for:

• Substantial career experience of adult learners

• Experience earned as veterans and members of the armed forces

• Up to 66 credit hours from accredited community colleges including special consideration for students who have already earned an associate’s degree and wish to continue their education

• Up to 90 credit hours from other accredited four-year institutions

• Transfer options for students who have completed a technical associate degree

By accepting some or all of the credits that students have already earned from their previous education and life experiences, the NSCS offers students a faster and less expensive alternative to completing an undergraduate degree.

The NSCS is one of the few college systems in the nation to provide a flexible pathway to a four-year degree through the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree. The BAS degree is available to candidates whose complementary area of emphasis is management, and who transfer from other institutions after having completed a technical associate degree program or the equivalent in credits or life experience

The Board of Trustees also lowered its graduate rate for eductors for the 2020-21 academic year. The rate is also all-inclusive and has no additional fees.

The terms CSC students may enroll at the lower rate include:

Oct. 7: Second seven-week session begins

Jan. 11: 16-week session begins

Jan. 11: First eight-week session begins

March 15: Second eight-week session begins