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With rising college costs, some top schools and programs have embraced a tuition-free model. However, generous aid packages also attract more students, which "can skew admissions towards middle- or ...

There are now free college programs in all 50 states, 425 of them, to be exact. That is what a recent report from College Promise, an organization that works to make college as accessible and ...

Ball State University runs a number of summer bridge programs to smooth the transition for incoming first-year students. One of them, Jump Start, is a five-year-old initiative designed to help ...

The Massachusetts Dual Enrollment Program was established by the Education Reform Act of 1993. The program provides qualified high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to take courses at public ...

In some cases, students can complete one to two years of college coursework by the time they finish high school, a type of dual enrollment known as "early college." That can take two years off the ...

Update: As of April 2026, funding for many TRIO programs remains in limbo, with the White House proposing to eliminate spending on the programs. And last year, some TRIO grants were canceled or ...

You don’t have to wait until after high school graduation to experience college for yourself. We welcome high school students interested in attending Miami University to explore on-campus and virtual ...

Camp College provides rising juniors and seniors an opportunity to spend time at Willamette experiencing college life while making progress on their college search. This three-day, two-night camp ...