N.J. Governor Wants to Merge Thomas Edison Into Rutgers

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RUTurbo - Thanks for your excellent post. It all makes sense. I have two sons attending TESC and I'm not worried at all. They will still have their completed RA degree for Grad School.

This report shows that the majority of degrees conferred at TESC (2008) were General Studies/Liberal Arts http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/I...TESC09.pdf

The BGS or Bachelor of General Studies are the newer version of the general Board of Governors degree that most states now offer. Indiana University and Univ of Alabama both have these degrees which remain affordable and can be earned at a distance. These degrees cater specifically to the NTS crowd. They are usually more accepting of non-traditional credit and give credit for work experience through portfolio/prior learning.

There will be a lot of pressure to keep an affordable option open to NJ residents, so even if TESC is absorbed by Rutgers, I would guess that at the very least, students still may be able to complete a single affordable BGS from the new Rutgers entity. Best case scenario would be that NTS are still offered a range of affordable degree options.
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