Minnesota Officially Sets North Dakota Tuition Policy
North Dakota colleges that previously declared they could not hold down the cost of tuition, all of a sudden, can offer free tuition just because Minnesota is doing it. What changed?
Last June, I wrote about the Minnesota “Free Tuition” plan that had North Dakota officials scrambling to figure out what to do.
Since then, North Dakota colleges and universities have started to announce their responses:
In November, NDSU announced its response:
“The university is offering its Tuition Award Program for the 2024-25 school year. Minnesota’s North Star Promise program begins in fall 2024. It will cover undergraduate tuition and fees at the state’s public post-secondary schools and tribal colleges for Minnesota residents whose family income is under $80,000, after they have used other sources of financial aid, such as grants and scholarships.”Earlier this week, Bismarck State College announced its program that they call The Great Plains Promise.
Yesterday, Dickinson State University announced it’s program.
These programs seem to mimic what State Senator Tim Mathern (D-Fargo) was proposing last summer.
But a greater question is: how can the colleges and universities afford this …
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