{"id":1979,"date":"2022-04-28T17:40:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T17:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uopeople.edu\/?page_id=1979"},"modified":"2025-01-20T02:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T02:30:07","slug":"what-is-tuition-free","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uopeople.edu\/tuition-free\/what-is-tuition-free\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Tuition-Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tWhat is tuition-free?\n\t<\/h1>\n        <ul id=\"menu-tuition-free-on-page-nav\"><li><a href=\"#overview\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tuition\">Why Tuition-Free<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#scholarships\">Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>        <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tOverview\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>&#8220;Tuition-free&#8221; means that unlike other universities, 惇蹋圖 doesn&#8217;t charge students for taking courses. 惇蹋圖 also doesn&#8217;t charge students to enroll, to pay for books or other course materials, or for campus fees. Our unique online model of higher education allows us to bring the classroom to you- cutting the cost for our student overall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uopeople.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tuition-free.jpg.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.uopeople.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tuition-free.jpg\" height=\"828\" width=\"1092\" class=\" sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Student reviewing her exam\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"tuition free\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;\"  > <\/picture>\n<h3>\n\t\tWhy Tuition-Free?\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>It is the University&#8217;s mission to provide affordable, tuition-free education for everybody. We believe higher-education should be accessible to all.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">How it Works<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\" tabindex=\"-1\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>惇蹋圖&#8217;s tuition-free model is 100% real! To help support the university&#8217;s continued operation,we charge only a low application fee, and an Assessment Fee per course ($140 for the undergraduate programs, $200 for certificates, and up to $400 for the graduate programs). That&#8217;s it. No annual enrollment fees, and no cost for course material. For those who cannot afford these fees, scholarships are available to help support their studies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Based on this, an associate degree can be completed in 2 years for $2,860, a bachelor&#8217;s degree can be completed in 4 years for $5,660, <strong>93% less<\/strong> than the average cost of in-state university tuition in the US.* For graduate degree programs, the MBA can be completed in less than a year for $4,860, and the M.Ed. can be completed in less than a year for $4,610. Students are able to pay as they go, making the fees more manageable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>*Source: Based on average US in-state tuition costs in 2023, as reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/programs\/digest\/d23\/tables\/dt23_330.20.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Center for Education Statistics<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tScholarships\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>We believe that no one should be excluded from higher education due to financial barriers. For students who can&#8217;t afford even our low fees, scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis each term.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the scholarships we offer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uopeople.edu\/tuition-free\/scholarships\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uopeople.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/scholarship.jpg.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.uopeople.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/scholarship.jpg\" height=\"828\" width=\"1092\" class=\" sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Piggy bank with toga hat, diploma and coins\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"scholarship\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;\"  > <\/picture>\n<h2>\n\t\tLooking for a bright new future? It&nbsp;starts&nbsp;here.\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/apply.uopeople.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApply Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is tuition-free? Overview Why Tuition-Free Scholarships Overview &#8220;Tuition-free&#8221; means that unlike other universities, 惇蹋圖 doesn&#8217;t charge students for taking courses. 惇蹋圖 also doesn&#8217;t charge students to enroll, to pay for books or other course materials, or for campus fees. 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