Berea College - Its tuition and fees are $910

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<p>A 40-year-old friend was telling me about the college she graduated from as she was happily sending in a donation. She loved it and still does. I was kind of shocked when she told me that basicly all the students attend for free. Thought it might help someone, so I posted it here. What do you think?</p>

<p>The Basics About Berea College (Per USNEWS)
Berea College is a private institution that was founded in 1855. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,548, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 140 acres. It utilizes a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Berea College's ranking in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 67. Its tuition and fees are $910.</p>

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<p>Oh well, I thought it was interesting…</p>

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<p>Berea isn’t the only school of its kind; it’s part of the Work College consortium. Warren Wilson, the College of the Ozarks (12% admit rate), and a few others are also included.</p>

<p>Unlike many other schools that cover all or much of one’s costs (Deep Springs, Olin, Cooper Union, etc.), Berea requires most of its students to be fairly poor (~90%, I think). It was intended to provide a solid (Christian) education to underperforming/impoverished students in Appalachia.</p>

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<p>There are at least seven “Work Colleges” in the US where students help manage the day-to-day affairs of the institution in exchange for a free education. [Welcome</a> to the Work Colleges Consortium! | <a href=“http://workcolleges.org%5B/url%5D”>http://workcolleges.org](<a href=“http://www.workcolleges.org/]Welcome”>http://www.workcolleges.org/)</a></p>

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<p>Berea would want its students to be severely poor as it states in its website.</p>

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<p>Happymom, not all of the work colleges offer a free education. Berea and College of the Ozarks do not charge tuition. I think most, if not all, of the others do charge tuition and it looks like the average debt for Sterling grads is around $22K.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the update on debt load! I haven’t looked at these places in detail for a long time and just pulled the link out of my bookmarks.</p>