Quote Originally Posted by Stapled View Post
What do you mean? Isn't this is "traditional"? The other options are paying to do the courses you want and not getting a diploma or university.
Takes 4 years to get a BA or BS, 3 year programs are accelerated or a technical/vocational program. The former is a full education and the latter is simply training in skips need to preform the job the program relates to. Often if you could do said job before starting the program you learn nothing and merely codify that you have training.
At least in the US that's how it works.