University of the People is the world’s first tuition free, accredited, online university to be based in the United States. This university offers tuition free programming so you want to pay for tuition, books, course materials or anything else. The only costs are a $60 application fee and an assessment fee of $100 per course completed. All other expenses are fully covered by donations and sponsors.
Students are able to earn degrees in Business Administration, Computer Science, Health Science and Education from University of the People. Both bachelor’s and master’s degrees are available in each of these disciplines.
Alice Lloyd College offers free tuition to students who live in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Free degrees are available in each of the following disciplines: business, medicine, education, social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and mathematics.
Based in Missouri, College of the Ozarks is an accredited institution that offers free tuition to its enrollment of 1,500 undergraduate students. Approximately 30 different majors are offered by College of the Ozarks. The free tuition is possible thanks to the College’s unique student work program. Each student works 15 hours per week during the school year to offset the cost of tuition. Any remaining balance is covered by scholarships to ensure students don’t have to pay out of pocket.
Harvard College is an Ivy League college with an internationally renowned reputation. Many people consider it to be the most prestigious university in the world. Harvard has a very large endowment which allows them to offer generous financial aid packages to students who come from a low income background. In fact, Harvard offers to cover 100% of the costs of tuition, room and board for students from families that earn less than $65,000 per year.
If you don’t want to pursue a degree and instead are interested in studying at a top college without the stress of taking tests, then you are in luck. Many of the United States’ top colleges offer their full catalogue of courses online for anybody to take at no cost.
Websites like edX allow you to take free classes online from institutions such as Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Berkeley, the University of Texas and Georgetown University.
There is absolutely no cost to attend these classes and learn from the world’s best professors. Classes are self-paced and you can study on your own time, which makes this option great for people who want to continue working while going to school.
Another popular option is to take classes on Coursera. Here you can find free classes from institutions like Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, Duke and the University of Michigan. If you are interested you can find courses in computer science, health, science, business, social studies and more.