 sitting in a class and doing assignments. Big picture, the idea is to open higher education to more people with less college debt and less time spent juggling work and study, which discourages many adults, hopefully followed by better paying, more secure careers. For companies, paying for college is a way to attract workers and keep them longer. Saving money on recruitment and retraining and getting credit for existing skills means companies have to pay for fewer classes. Here's Garrison Duncan.