# Faculty Unions Oppose 3-Year Degrees As Massachusetts, Virginia And Ohio Push Ahead

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Podcast: [The College Investor Audio Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113)
Published: 2026-07-03T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thecollegeinvestor.com/83405/faculty-unions-oppose-3-year-degrees-as-massachusetts-virginia-and-ohio-push-ahead/
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The two largest faculty unions in the country are drawing a line against three-year bachelor's degrees , just as more states moves to make them real. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) issued a joint statement opposing accelerated degrees after Massachusetts approved its first pilot programs. The pushback lands the same week Virginia and Ohio announced a partnership to design their own shorter pathways. It follows a trend of over 60 colleges and university systems working on building three year degree programs .

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