Is New Commonwealth College a "Game-Changer" for UMass Amherst?

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The five colleges there have a cross registration agreement. Usually, it is to the benefit of the four others which are small LACs and can use UMass to get more upper division course offerings…

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<p>True, but I sure cannot understand why one would attend a LAC – at private LAC prices – and then take classes at the public Uni. (But then I’m not a fan of the Consortium and believe the benefits are more hype than real.)</p>