/tags/college-tuition College Tuition en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:06:59 GMT /education/2025-06-05/ut-austin-tx-undocumented-students-in-state-tuition A 2001 law has allowed undocumented students in Texas who meet certain criteria to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. Austin-area colleges are still figuring out what the policy change means for students. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:06:59 GMT /education/2025-06-05/ut-austin-tx-undocumented-students-in-state-tuition Becky Fogel /education/2024-11-20/ut-austin-free-tuition-program-system-board-of-regents This is an extension of UT's Promise Plus program, which aims to remove barriers for economically challenged students enrolling in university. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 23:38:29 GMT /education/2024-11-20/ut-austin-free-tuition-program-system-board-of-regents Pili Saravia /education/2024-08-26/acc-pilot-free-tuition-for-austin-texas-high-school-graduates The fall semester begins Monday for the first group of students participating in the college's free tuition program. More than 4,800 local high school graduates are taking advantage of it. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:01:00 GMT /education/2024-08-26/acc-pilot-free-tuition-for-austin-texas-high-school-graduates Becky Fogel /education/2024-04-02/austin-community-college-free-tuition-high-school-graduates The ACC board of trustees voted Monday to approve the pilot program, which will launch this fall. The college’s main goal is to attract students who may not have pursued higher education. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:03:28 GMT /education/2024-04-02/austin-community-college-free-tuition-high-school-graduates Becky Fogel /education/2024-01-10/austin-community-college-considers-offering-free-tuition-to-high-schoolers-who-graduate-this-spring Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart says ACC estimates the pilot program would cost $7 million. The board is expected to vote on the plan in March. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT /education/2024-01-10/austin-community-college-considers-offering-free-tuition-to-high-schoolers-who-graduate-this-spring Becky Fogel /2021-10-28/4-things-to-know-about-possible-changes-to-your-student-loan-debt The head of the office of Federal Student Aid, Richard Cordray, spoke with lawmakers about loan forgiveness and a resumption of student loan repayments after the pandemic pause. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:35:27 GMT /2021-10-28/4-things-to-know-about-possible-changes-to-your-student-loan-debt Cory Turner /education/2019-07-19/new-texas-law-aims-to-make-sure-students-dont-leave-free-college-money-unclaimed When Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 3 into law earlier this summer, in addition to increasing school funding and approving teacher raises, he also approved a� Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:01:00 GMT /education/2019-07-19/new-texas-law-aims-to-make-sure-students-dont-leave-free-college-money-unclaimed Claire McInerny /texas/2019-07-12/texas-will-require-high-school-seniors-to-apply-for-federal-aid-for-college From Texas Standard:Texas will soon become the second state to require high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or� Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:32:28 GMT /texas/2019-07-12/texas-will-require-high-school-seniors-to-apply-for-federal-aid-for-college Alexandra Hart /education/2019-07-09/ut-austin-to-give-free-tuition-to-low-income-texas-students The University of Texas System Board of Regents voted Tuesday to offer full tuition assistance to more UT Austin students, adding $160 million to an� Tue, 09 Jul 2019 20:21:13 GMT /education/2019-07-09/ut-austin-to-give-free-tuition-to-low-income-texas-students Claire McInerny /texas/2019-03-04/the-college-affordability-crisis-is-attracting-the-attention-of-democratic-presidential-candidates From Texas Standard:College has become a prerequisite for most high-paying jobs in the U.S., but college itself is out of reach for millions, and that� Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:58:31 GMT /texas/2019-03-04/the-college-affordability-crisis-is-attracting-the-attention-of-democratic-presidential-candidates Jill Ament, Laura Rice