‘Free Freshman Year’ Is Latest Path to Free College Credits
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.
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Modern States Launches “Freshman Year For Free”, Tuition-free College-level Courses For Credit In All Major Freshman Subjects
Philanthropy Provides Free Online Classes and Textbooks to Earn Credit Through the College Board’s AP and CLEP Exam Programs; Also Offers to Pay Test Fees for First 10,000 Students. Modern States Education Alliance, a philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and attainable for everyone, today announced a key milestone: the first-ever catalog […]
New Venture Will Offer Free Courses That Students Can Take for College Credit
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. […]
Your Money: How college fast-trackers save time and money
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 […]
We’ve Extended Our Offer to Provide CLEP Vouchers
Modern States Freshman Year For Free OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO EARN FREE COLLEGE CREDIT A new, high-quality path to free college credit is launching this year. The goal of the pilot program, dubbed “Freshman Year for Free,” is to make college more accessible and affordable for high school students, college students and adult learners, including […]
Freshman Year For Free!
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 […]
How to Really Make College Free
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. […]
New non-profit organization dedicated to “Freshman Year for Free”
CONTACT: DAVID VISE (202) 439-0318; [email protected] December 17, 2014. A new non-profit group, the Modern States Education Alliance, was launched in New York today. Its goal is to create a path to a tuition free, high quality and universally accessible college education for any motivated student who seeks one. The founding principle of Modern States […]
Breitbart: Texas State University Boasts ‘Freshman Year For Free’ Program
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 […]
Would-Be Disruptor Shifts Gears
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 […]
Texas university system rolls out “free freshman” program
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 […]
Free tuition your freshman year? It’s possible at Texas State
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 […]
