free college
No-cost higher education
Free college refers to higher education funded by government rather than student tuition—eliminating or drastically reducing out-of-pocket costs for students.
The term appears most often in political discourse about education policy: She campaigned on free college for all.
In practice, "free" usually means taxpayer-funded, shifting costs rather than eliminating them.
Programs vary widely, from tuition waivers at public institutions to fully subsidized university systems in some countries.
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- student loansBorrowed funds for tuition
- in-state tuitionReduced university fees for locals
higher education · university · financial aid · FAFSA · public university · state school · degree · campus · affordability · access · opportunity · merit · Pell Grant · enrollment · graduates · textbooks · dorms · semester
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- School Debatesschool choice, school funding, school reform, curriculum reform, standardized testing
- welfare statewelfare spending, social welfare, social safety net, safety net, public benefits
free collegevocational training
Job-skill education
trade school · apprenticeship · military service · on-the-job training · community college
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