If you are a student who doesn’t mind a small school…and I am talking about a very small school, you may be interested in a college that is offering free tuition for all four years, for the incoming freshmen classes of ’12, ’13, and ’14. The college is Antioch College in Yellow Spring, Ohio, and estimated at $26,500 a year for tuition; students will be saving $106,000 in college tuition over four years!
What’s the reason for the free tuition? Well in 2008 Antioch closed its doors due to financial problems and poor management. However, alumni were appalled with the closing, so they put big bucks up to re-open the doors. The school now believes their finances are settled, and are offering free tuition as an incentive for students to apply. Right now, Antioch is offering 12 majors, and they still offer a strong co-op program for many of their majors.
Last year their freshmen class had a total of 35 students. Moving forward they are looking to accept 65-75 students within each freshmen class. So again, if you are looking for a school with thousands of students, historic sports teams, and hundreds of majors, Antioch definitely is not your school. But if you like the idea of an intimate setting where you would know basically everyone, you are interested in co-op programs, and you like the idea of building a school back up, take a look into Antioch. It certainly is worth a look!
The regular decision deadline for applicants this year is February 15th, and the free-tuition incentive will last for the next three freshmen classes. Please click the following link to the school’s website: http://www.antiochcollege.org/
