A makeover for college: No gym, no meal plan and two years of work

A new model in Vermont emphasizes hands-on learning while stripping away frills like gyms and meal plans that increase costs. Other newly created institutions are also reimagining college.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2001+0+0/resize/3000x2001!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F77%2F10168df842b489d7f3542486cabb%2Fhe-reinventing-college-1.jpg' alt='The Greenway Institute is taking over a former college campus in Vermont's capital city of Montpelier.'/><p>A new model in Vermont emphasizes hands-on learning while stripping away frills like gyms and meal plans that increase costs. Other newly created institutions are also reimagining college.</p><p>(Image credit: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5935431' />