Post by healthy11 on Apr 10, 2017 20:38:02 GMT -5
nn.com/2017/04/10/pf/college/suny-cuny-tuition-free-college/
Though other places have free community college, New York is the first state to make tuition free at four-year public colleges as well.
Who is eligible?
You must be an undergraduate enrolled at a SUNY or CUNY school. There's also an income cap, which will be phased in over the first three years. Starting this fall, families who earn no more than $100,000 a year are eligible. The income cap will lift to $110,000 next year and will reach $125,000 in 2019. If your family earns more than that, you don't get the scholarship. There is no sliding scale.
Do graduates have to stay in New York?
Yes. After they graduate, students who received the scholarship must live and work in New York for the same number of years they received funding. If they leave the state, their scholarship will be converted into a loan.
Could students lose the scholarship?
Yes. Students must remain enrolled full time, taking 30 credits a year. Some of those credits could be taken during the summer.
But there will be exceptions. Students with disabilities will not be required to register full time to be eligible for the scholarship, according to SUNY. Students are also required to maintain the GPA necessary to stay in school and finish on track to graduate on time.
Though other places have free community college, New York is the first state to make tuition free at four-year public colleges as well.
Who is eligible?
You must be an undergraduate enrolled at a SUNY or CUNY school. There's also an income cap, which will be phased in over the first three years. Starting this fall, families who earn no more than $100,000 a year are eligible. The income cap will lift to $110,000 next year and will reach $125,000 in 2019. If your family earns more than that, you don't get the scholarship. There is no sliding scale.
Do graduates have to stay in New York?
Yes. After they graduate, students who received the scholarship must live and work in New York for the same number of years they received funding. If they leave the state, their scholarship will be converted into a loan.
Could students lose the scholarship?
Yes. Students must remain enrolled full time, taking 30 credits a year. Some of those credits could be taken during the summer.
But there will be exceptions. Students with disabilities will not be required to register full time to be eligible for the scholarship, according to SUNY. Students are also required to maintain the GPA necessary to stay in school and finish on track to graduate on time.