Market Watch Anna Helhoski May 22, 2017 This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. New York became the latest state to offer free tuition at public colleges — and the first to offer it at four-year schools — but students eligible for these types of programs shouldn’t expect their education to be cost-free. Across the country, programs that offer free tuition have been popping up to take on the rising costs of college. However, existing programs typically don’t cover nontuition expenses, such as room and board, fees, textbooks and transportation. Students will still have to pay those costs through savings, scholarships and other financial aid such as federal or private student loans. So even though these programs are often touted as “free,” it’s important that prospective students don’t equate that with “free college.” More... Why free college isn
We have truly lost our way. Those students claim to be demanding free education but that's BS. What they demand is a free ride, period. We have free education, the internet cliched that. What we don't have is adequate means to credit that education. More competency-based crediting is in order.
I would like to expound a bit This made me think. My brother got a full scholarship to a very well know uni. My parents both worked and made decent money. However, in addition to his day job, my dad worked nights and evenings as a licensed barber to pay for my brothers room and boards, meals, etc. So yes, free didn't mean a full ride free. It came at a price.
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