Gov. Rick Scott: Community Colleges Should Offer $10,000 Bachelor's Degrees - OrlandoSentinel.com

Florida Governor Pushes For $10,000 Bachelor's Degrees
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, left, gives an interview in front of the debate hall ahead of the presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, at Lynn University Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, left, gives an interview in front of the debate hall ahead of the presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, at Lynn University Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday issued a challenge to community colleges statewide: Create bachelor's degree programs that cost students $10,000 or less.

By the end of the day, leaders of seven colleges -- including Valencia College, Seminole State College and Daytona State College in Central Florida, and Broward College in South Florida -- said they'd take him up on the proposition.

"Governor, you have come to the right place," Valencia President Sandy Shugart said when Scott arrived at Valencia to promote the plan.

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