Think 30 mentioned in BDN report on reducing college debt
The University of Maine’s Think 30 initiative was mentioned in a Bangor Daily News article about how Maine universities are trying to reduce college debt. Think 30 is aimed at spreading the word that the longer a student takes to earn their degree, the higher their chances are of accumulating crippling debts, according to the article. Think 30 encourages students to earn 30 credits each year in order to graduate within four years. Taking five or six years to graduate has been shown to increase student debt by $10,000 or more, the article states. The program also encourages students to earn a few of their credits during brief winter and summer sessions, or by studying online, to speed up the process and increase their chances of getting everything done in time, the BDN reported.