<p>So I stumbled on this college a few years ago, and kept track of what it was doing as it tried to restructure itself after going bankrupt and dissolving.
Now it's accepting applications for the class of 2015, and it's charging no tuition.
It used to be a pretty prestigious college, and it seems legit to me. It's founding tenants are that you should work while you study, and that you have no requirements and no majors--all personalized.
Seems like a downright awesome idea to me.
It's in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
It's called Antioch College. Check it out, post your thoughts, let me know what you think about it.</p>
<p>Looks like they are not accredited yet, but presumably that will happen.
Assuming they can hire a faculty. Right now, or as of the catalog publication date, all they seem to have is the “Morgan Fellows” and a bunch of advisors.</p>
<p>I hope they can bring this off. Antioch was such an interesting school. And wow, free tuition.</p>
<p>Before it went under, Antioch was a countercultural, post-hippie enclave. When the hippie culture became passe, the College tried to perpetuate itself by creating lots of Antioch storefront francises across the country. Franchised hippie higher ed didn’t make it in the 21st century marketplace. Whether its revival can survive is questionable.</p>
<p>^ Berea in KY is not a bad school and is good for those students it was designed to help - lower income. There is a campus work component required of the students.</p>
<p>As far as Antioch, despite it being free right now I would hesitate to attend. It’s not accredited and one of the reasons they closed was a lack of endowment. It’s not yet sustainable.</p>
<p>They need to move their brand image away from the hippie thing and push their work-study-work model. That, not to mention free tuition, could be a winner in an era of $55K/year colleges and a stressed-out middle class.</p>
<p>Re: #3, that chronology is not exactly how I read it.</p>
<p>IIRC the university decided to embark on this satellite campus strategy,not because of a dire situation of the college but because they just thought it was a good idea. They plundered the endowment of the college to start up all these franchises. The hippie reputation may indeed have been a factor but the financial strain on the college was greatly exascerbated by the plundering and diversion of its funds. This impacted quality of education at the college, which further impacted enrollment, in a downward spiral. They overexpanded the franchises and had to cut back on them a good deal. However a number of them have been successful and remain in operation as Antioch University. Indeed they have made it to the 21st century marketplace and are still there.</p>
<p>Once the satellite program started, the University Trustees were concerned primarily with all the satellite campuses and prettty much let the college rot.</p>
<p>The new, re-emergent entity has separated itself fom the university, with a new board of directors for itself alone.</p>
<p>Why is this thread titled “one college” charges no tuition? There are a number of universities that charge no tuition in the United States regarded significantly better than Antioch College. -.-</p>