Editor’s note: A previous version of this story misstated the types of degrees already earned that would disqualify a student from the program. A student must not already have a bachelor’s degree.

Most Americans are feeling a major pinch in their wallets—from the price of eggs to high home prices—and the bottom line comes into sharper view for families with children who want to go to college.

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New York’s free community college program is drawing strong interest, with more than 16,500 people applying to the new $47-million initiative. The program covers the tuition of adults interested in ...

Two years ago, Seattle voters overwhelmingly approved an education levy giving the city’s public high-school graduates two years of free community college. But just as the program was gearing up to ...

The Maine Legislature’s budget-writing committee voted last week in favor of ending the state’s free college program, to the great disappointment of community college leaders. The move by Democrats on ...

Higher education-focused lawmakers are pitching a dramatic expansion of the Oregon Promise, Oregon’s program that provides free community college tuition. The proposal would remove a requirement that ...

Michigan will provide tuition-free community college to its recent high school graduates. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an education budget plan earlier this week. The administration says the state ...

Eva Keller is a travel blogger and former Disneyland and Disney World employee. Keller participated in the Disney College program four times, working at the parks as a student. "If you're there to ...

The future of a decadesold federal program that helps thousands of migrant students get to college is in jeopardy following delayed federal inaction and President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill.

To millions of parents and students, they're magical words: free college. But is the idea pure fantasy? More than a dozen states now offer grants, often called scholarships, promising to help ...