Brooklyn Public Library teams up with Bard to offer free college degrees
First accredited associates degree in a public library
A new program to help students who have been discouraged or excluded from higher education will be bringing liberal arts Associate degrees to Brooklyn starting this winter, Bard College and Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) announced recently.
“Bard at Brooklyn Public Library,” which dubs itself a “microcollege,” says it will bring high-quality Associate degrees directly to students with the greatest barriers to education. Classes will take place at the Central Library in Prospect Heights.
Bard at BPL will admit roughly 16 students to start. Classes are scheduled to begin this January.