I agree about not offering actual degrees. I think this helps stress the communicative emphasis of SSC's approach, as opposed to conventional degrees' atomising focus on exam conditions. <br><div class="gmail_quote">
<div><br>I also agree with Joss that this distinction would prevent the SSC from being seen as direct competition with paying universities, at least not in any unhealthy sort of way.<br><br>The question of loans is an interesting one - in the immediate context of the first intake I imagine it will depend largely on who the SSC attracts at first (accommodation costs for students moving to Lincoln would, obviously, be the main reason for taking out loans). I wouldn't be surprised if, to begin with, the SSC is more visible/appealing to people scattered across the country (i.e. who make it onto our personally compiled members list) than it is to Lincoln's current FE students. However, again I agree with Joss that, in the long term, the SSC should aim to serve as a localised model for other communities to adopt.<br>
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