Three-year college degrees become more popular, saving time and cash. But critics aren't sold

Giles Sims, 34, was sick of getting passed over for jobs because he didn’t have a college degree. But with a wife and a widowed mother to help support, he needed a quick solution. So the laid-off web developer turned to one of a growing number of three-year degree programs. “I can’t afford to be out of the workforce for four years. That just seems like forever, and the three-year made it seem less