The CBE War: UMPI vs. WGU vs. South College — Which University Is Winning the Race for Competency-Based Education?
Battle for the Future of Online College A battle is currently taking place in American higher education. Traditionally, acquiring a college degree involved the following process: a student registered for courses, took classes for a certain period of weeks, obtained credit hours, and received a degree. Competency-based education, or CBE, is challenging the traditional approach. Rather than measuring the academic progress of students by time, CBE measures the demonstration of competencies and know
