Any suggestions as to what can be done to help Soldiers get time to do college courses in person?

I second the idea to have a sit down with your direct supervisor, from there go to the PSG, 1SG, and CDR to explain what your goals are and what both the short and long-term training calendars look like.  This will not only give your COC and NCO Support Channel a heads-up on the pursuits of their Soldiers but will also give you an idea of the demands on your time as a Soldier.  I hold a Masters degree which should have taken a little over a year for the "typical" student to complete.  It took me almost 7 years to complete.  I kept at it as my schedule permitted through a deployment, two PCSs (4 units), a baby, and another pregnancy.  I had to take several terms "off", drop classes due to military requirements, complete work ahead of planned training, request extensions for unplanned/last minute events, not go to bed until 0200 and still be at PT at 0630, and spend the majority of weekends and holidays reading texts and writing papers in order to complete the coursework.  Some units were more flexible and allowed me to work on coursework during the duty day or allow me to leave early on the day my night class was scheduled, one unit I had exactly 20 minutes of free time the entire course during the duty day (I was able to submit one discussion response) and the rest of the class was completed after duty hours and on the weekends.   But, I stuck with it and am proud of what I accomplished.  As others have also mentioned; if it is important to you, you will make the time.

I think a big key to this process is communicating what you plan to achieve with your supervisor.  It all starts with his or her buy in.  A supportive boss/commander/mentor that understands the importance of getting that degree makes a world of difference when it comes to prepping for tests and knocking down credits in quick order.  Developing troops should be everyone's priority.  I applaud anyone who takes that initiative.   

I am going to be enrolled soon at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Quantum Physics.   I do better when I can digest and consider what it all means.   

I think civilian education will give us to say to haters that our education is equal to or better than theirs.    Suffering through that on many occasions the tables are turned.

I think that is inevitable with those cutbacks and I am sad that politics are trumping good sense and our security.