Higher Education Tuition Discounting for Some Family Income Groups
The power of tuition promise programs like Ripon’s is in the simple message it sends.
Students may not understand the college’s posted sticker price of more than $50,000 isn’t what they will actually pay. The Ripon Commitment is aimed at cutting through the confusing financial aid system, which can be particularly challenging for low-income students who rely on multiple sources of aid.
Other Wisconsin colleges offer tuition promise programs
College Promise, a nonprofit that advocates making the first two or more years of college free, identified at least 19 other promise programs in Wisconsin.
Most state technical colleges offer programs, including Milwaukee Area Technical College. So do a few other private institutions, including Lakeland College and Carthage College.
Among public universities, UW-Madison covers tuition for students whose families earn $65,000 or less. The program launched in 2018 and is funded through a mix of private money and institutional resources, not taxpayer money.
