USC announces free tuition for families making under $80,000 a year
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USC announces free tuition for families making under $80,000 a year
The University of Southern California also said homeownership will no longer factor into its calculations to determine a student's financial need.
Students walk in the University Village area of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on March 12, 2019.Reed Saxon / AP file
Feb. 20, 2020, 5:06 PM EST
By Doha Madani
The University of Southern California announced plans Thursday to offer free tuition to students whose family incomes are less than $80,000 a year.
USC President Carol L. Folt unveiled two new policies to make the university in Los Angeles more accessible to students, including the free tuition break, which will begin for freshman entering this fall. The school also plans to stop calculating homeownership when determining a student's financial need, calling it a "break for homeowners" in its press release.
"We are committed to increasing USC's population of innovators, leaders and creators regardless of their financial circumstances," Folt said. "Investing in the talent and diversity of our student body is essential to our educational mission."
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