Three-year bachelor’s degrees are expanding across the US as colleges seek to cut education costs and help students enter the workforce faster. However, critics warn reduced-credit degrees could face challenges with employer recognition, graduate-school admissions and professional licensing requirements.

A growing number of colleges are offering three-year degree programs, which cut a year off a traditional bachelor's with reduced credit

Giles Sims, 34, was sick of getting passed over for jobs because he didn’t have a college degree.