Three years after the launch of its tuition-assistance program, the nation’s largest private employer announced it will drop the program’s $1-a-day fee and fully cover associates’ college tuition and books.
Topics: Working learners
7 ways to support working college students
Cautioning that employment during college can reinforce inequity in higher education, a new essay suggests changes that could help working adults, low-income undergraduates, and underserved students balance their time commitments, maintain financial stability, and work toward career goals.
‘Unique history,’ focused financial management keep Berea College tuition-free after 125 years
Founded by an abolitionist who believed work was “the great equalizer,” the Kentucky college enrolls a 90 percent low-income student body, charging no tuition and providing every student a paying on-campus job. The model is difficult to replicate, The Atlantic reports.