More than half of students at Central Michigan University graduate with a bachelor's degree in six years.
The university is joining an initiative with more than 450 public colleges and universities nationwide to develop strategies to reduce the time for students to earn a four-year degree and control costs for students.
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities are organizing the initiative. The initiative also challenges universities across the U.S. to award an additional 3.8 million bachelor's degrees by 2025.