Secure tuition guarantees locking university rates at community levels

Students keep paying community college tuition rates after they transfer, so there is no sticker shock at the handoff. A low-income student can plan the whole degree without the debt jump.

Endowment, state grant or foundation money secured to cover the tuition gap.

Chief Financial Officer / Financial Aid Director

One institution alone

Large, 12 to 18 months to first visible effect

Yield among admitted low-income transfers; degree completion

Program can become financially unsustainable if enrollment dramatically exceeds initial projections or if external subsidy funding expires.

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