University of Michigan to offer free tuition to some in-state students

Source: Freep

Sitting in the Michigan Union, doing some studying before heading off to her retail job in downtown Ann Arbor, Kate Meyers was unaware that her financial plans for the next several years had just changed.

Meyer, 20, of Grand Rapids, is about to get her University of Michigan tuition paid for. She is one of thousands of current students and a lot more future students who won't have to pay tuition to attend the Ann Arbor school, thanks to the new Go Blue Guarantee unveiled by the school Thursday afternoon and approved by the board.

Here's how it will work: Starting in January 2018, any current or future in-state student whose family earns $65,000 or less will be eligible for free tuition for four years. That's worth about $60,000 for those four years total.

"That's amazing," Meyer said when a reporter explained the program to her. "My parents make less than that. I get a lot of financial aid, but I've still got to work to afford everything, including housing. Not having to worry about paying tuition is incredible."

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