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Massachusetts Institute of Technology to waive tuition for families making less than $200K

Wednesday, November 20 by ABC News

(MASSACHUSETTS) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced on Wednesday that students with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend the Cambridge institution tuition-free starting next fall.The bulk of American households meet this income threshold, according to the university, which says the new...

Bronx medical school students to receive free tuition after $1 billion donation

Monday, February 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A historic, billion-dollar donation to a medical school in New York City has provided students with free tuition moving forward.Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx received a $1 billion donation from Dr. Ruth Gottesman, former professor and chair of...

Butler County Community College receives $3 million gift

Saturday, August 5 by Louise Bennett

BUTLER – Butler County Community College has been gifted $3 million to establish two new scholarship funds at the college.According to BC3, former...

Gift cards, commission fees and even free college tuition: GOP candidates test odd fundraising strategies

Thursday, July 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- People might not immediately be inclined to donate a dollar to Doug Burgum, the North Dakota governor now running for president. But would a $20 gift card sweeten the deal?That's the offer the long shot candidate is making to potential supporters, as he...

UNC to offer free tuition to some students whose families make less than $80,000 a year

Saturday, July 8 by ABC News

(NORTH CAROLINA) -- The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced that it would be providing free tuition and fees to students from North Carolina families making less than $80,000 a year.Free tuition will be offered beginning with the incoming 2024 undergraduate class.The announcement...

Why Yale Law’s dean says eliminating tuition for students in need benefits the legal profession

Friday, July 29 by ABC News

(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- As students prepare to return to school in the fall, one Ivy League law school has a new scholarship aimed at broadening access to legal education by eliminating tuition for students with financial needs.Yale Law School's Hurst Horizon Scholarship will...

Supreme Court says Maine cannot bar religious schools from state tuition program

Tuesday, June 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state of Maine must allow parents who receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance payments to use them at religious schools, saying a ban on the practice had violated the First Amendment.The decision is a significant expansion of...

Penn Highlands pays tuition for PSR to MA program at BCAT

Thursday, January 20 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Penn Highlands Healthcare is offering Patient Service Representatives the opportunity to advance to a Clinical Medical Assistant position through a partnership with Brockway Center for Arts and Technology (BCAT).PHH will pay the tuition for the 14-week PSR to MA program for...

Tax dollars for religious school tuition? Supreme Court conservatives warm to the idea

Wednesday, December 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two families from Maine asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to expand taxpayer support for religious schools by requiring a state tuition assistance program to include sectarian as well as nonsectarian institutions.The case, which has been closely watched by school choice advocates, could...

Spelman College is latest HBCU to cancel tuition balances

Wednesday, July 28 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Spelman College announced it will use federal funding to clear outstanding tuition balances for the past academic year of to address the financial hardships of students during the COVID-19 pandemic.The historically Black college based in Atlanta, Georgia, will also offer a one-time...

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