The state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board met May 20 at Washington State University’s Vancouver campus to review and update its master plan. The discussion focused on three concepts:
* Restructuring state funding to colleges and universities based on the number of students graduated, rather than the number enrolled
* Creating three-year options for baccalaureate degrees
* Improving the process through which students transfer from two-year colleges to four-year universities
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