#5 Less college but not?

ASU to offer more short classes

The link above is an article about ASU's plan to include more shorter classes during the year, allowing greater flexibility for students who have busy life. Having taken an accelerated class last semester at Glendale Community College I am personally a fan of them. If GCC offered every class as an accelerated or full length class, I certainly would be enrolling in them right now. If that doesn't make it apparent where I stand on the subject I am definitely all for these accelerated classes.

The article goes in more detail about some of the pros and cons that the staff has seen in these courses, If you haven't decided to read the article yet I would go ahead and do that now.

I already gave my opinion on the subject but that's speaking simply for myself, I know lots of students who don't like a larger work load in less time that the accelerated classes force on you. Which is why although I'm all for the accelerated courses, a change to strictly that, down the line could hurt as many students as it helps. I believe as ASU plans to increase the number of accelerated classes to help the students who like them and can find a good use of them but not take anything away from the students who enjoy full time classes is the best way to about it as it's still a relatively new concept.

What do you think? Have you ever tried accelerated classes? How has it worked out? The good and bad? Let me know what you think in the comments below!