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A few months ago I heard about a program called ‘Freshman Year For Free’. Really? I almost didn’t even bother to look it up because it sounded way too good to be true. I’m so glad I did! If you can’t afford college but really want to work on getting a degree this is a […]
A New York philanthropist launched a program designed to let students earn a full year’s worth of college credit free of charge—adding to a growing array of free options for students.
Students looking to claim college credit without paying anything for the classes now have another option, courtesy of a project called Freshman Year for Free. The venture, being formally unveiled on Wednesday, includes a catalog of online courses in more than 40 subjects that were developed by academics affiliated with major universities across the country. […]
For most students, getting their college bachelor’s degree takes four years. For some, five. For Michelle Schroeder-Gardner? Three. The 28-year-old financial blogger from St. Louis graduated in business administration and management in 2010, and then later got a finance MBA. By stacking credits while still in high school and taking a heavy course load in […]
Source: TeensGotCents.com Freshman Year For Free! BY EVA Freshman year for free? Yes! And yes, I mean FREE. No catches, no gimmicks, FREE! If you have visited TGC’s for any length of time you know there are very few things that really get me fired up. I mean, over the top giddy, and I am so […]
Source: RealClearPolitics As President-elect Trump reviews policy ideas to help poor and working class citizens and to “make America great again”, there is one education idea that is both exceptionally simple to implement and exceptionally valuable. Namely, create a national digital public library of online college courses, available to everyone on a tuition free basis. […]
Imagine no college tuition or loans — at least for one year, the freshman year. The Texas State University System (TSUS) boasts they will do just that in 2016, rolling out the Freshman Year for Free program, except it is not totally free, nor is it actually for everyone. Texas State University System (TSUS) announced last Thursday that it teamed up […]
Source: Inside Higher Ed Modern States Education Alliance, an organization initially billed as an accreditor for nontraditional providers of education, is changing its focus and taking a more direct route to increasing access to higher education, its founders say. David Bergeron and Steven Klinsky, two of the founders behind Modern States, previewed their concept for […]
Source: The Houston Chronicle The Texas State University System is trying to level the playing field for older students with an innovative, virtual program that will allow them to earn up to a year’s worth of college credit before stepping foot on campus. The “Freshman Year for Free” initiative gives non-traditional students the chance to […]
Source: KXAN News Student debt can be debilitating. To help reduce the cost of higher education, Texas State University in San Marcos is launching its “Freshman Year for Free” program to help new students cut back on tuition. The program was created through a partnership with Modern States Education Alliance. It will allow prospective students […]
Source: Matthew Watkins for The Texas Tribune The Texas State University System has an idea for future students busy with families and jobs: Don’t even show up on campus freshman year. Starting next fall, the school plans to encourage nontraditional students to take free massive open online courses, known as MOOCs, before they arrive on […]
In its 2015 Gates Annual Letter, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation predicts that better software will revolutionize learning stating, “online courses — will be a global asset, available to anyone with a smartphone or tablet.” Modern States Education Alliance is in the forefront of developing online classes geared toward specific paths or requirements with […]
