COVID Specials! Colleges with Free Fall Tuition

[sanantone]

Gams007's post on South Texas College inspired me to search for more schools offering a tuition-free semester. 

https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid344483

University of St. Thomas is offering free tuition for Fall 2021 for its online associate's degree programs. Click on the program of interest for more details. 

https://www.stthom.edu/Academics/Index.aqf

Trident Technical College is offering free tuition this fall to South Carolina residents. Out-of-state residents will receive a fee reduction down to the out-of-county rate. 

https://www.tridenttech.edu/landing/fallfreetuition.htm

Buy one, get one free or buy two, get two free at Lamar State College - Port Arthur. 

https://www.lamarpa.edu/General/Events/BOGO2021

There were a few other schools offering a free semester, but the application deadlines passed. I also found schools that are offering free tuition to in-state or in-county residents only, local students facing hardships, and one that is offering online courses temporarily, but it wasn't clear if applicants had to follow on-campus admissions procedures. Here are more details if you want to check it out. 

Clinton College is a TRACS-accredited HBCU. The entire 2021-2022 school year is tuition-free, and full-time students will also receive a free Surface Pro Laptop. 

https://www.clintoncollege.edu/about/cli...demic-year

Their online programs. 
https://www.clintoncollege.edu/future-st...ton-global

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Laredo College

https://www.laredo.edu/cms/LCC/News_and_..._is_on_Us/

[rachel83az]

IIRC, University of St. Thomas had a weird application process. They had a "free" class offer last year that I tried to sign up for but that never worked out and I don't remember why.

[MNomadic]

Amazing find.

[DamonPage]

Great deals. I'm definitely considering the St. Thomas or Clinton deals

[Ideas]

Free tuition is great!

I think that the laptop has to be returned unless you graduate from there, though they could have changed things.
https://www.clintoncollege.edu/about/cli...go-devices

[RiverM]

I put in an application for St Thomas. Bummer they only accept 6 GE credits, not sure about ACE. I was hoping to take some AOS courses or ULs not Gen Eds but it's free nonetheless.

[bjcheung77]

Freebies! Woo hoo! This is great, thank you so much Sanantone. Now, how to slice this piece of pie...

[RiverM]

Dine is offering a free spring semester if you enroll in the fall. You must be enrolled FT but their tuition is very cheap.

https://www.dinecollege.edu/news-release...g-tuition/

[rachel83az]

Dine is offering a free spring semester if you enroll in the fall. You must be enrolled FT but their tuition is very cheap.

https://www.dinecollege.edu/news-release...g-tuition/

4. A student must be a degree seeking. A student with a non-degree seeking status is not eligible.

[RiverM]

Dine is offering a free spring semester if you enroll in the fall. You must be enrolled FT but their tuition is very cheap.

https://www.dinecollege.edu/news-release...g-tuition/

4. A student must be a degree seeking. A student with a non-degree seeking status is not eligible.

I made that assumption when they said you must be enrolled FT. Not sure if it's common to be a full time non-degree seeking student, but I am still new to the board.