Decades of rising tuition fees at American universities have increased student debt, and some schools have cut costs after a backlash from students and their families.

therefore University of Michigan -Ranked as one of the best public universities in the United States – Free tuition will be extended to the Flint and Dearborn campuses. Called the Go-Blue Guarantee, this offer applies to new full-time students residing in Michigan who average 3.5 points (GPA) on a 4.0 scale and have a family income of $ 65,000 or less. or assets of less than $ 50,000. I go.

The University of Michigan has 6,666 international students. International University Center, And the state has a large Arab population.

“Most of the state’s undergraduates believe that not only are net tuition fees not changing, but more than a quarter are paying no tuition fees,” said Mark Schrissel, president of the University. . ..

Clinton CollegeThe Historically Black Colleges of South Carolina (HBCU) will cut student tuition in half this fall and offer new tablet computers to all students. Jocelyn Biggs, vice president of student enrollment, said the COVID-19 pandemic has caused hardship.

“It’s our way of saying you can still go to college with reduced tuition, and we’re here to help,” Biggs said.

Tuition for full-time on-campus students is $ 10,165 per semester and tuition for off-campus students is $ 5,240. Clinton College, according to its website, is one of many schools established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in Africa during post-Civil War reconstruction to help eradicate illiteracy among the freed. has been. It has been around for 120 years.

The· Kentucky Community and Technical College We will maintain the tuition fees compared to last year’s tuition fees.

“The board wanted to help the students. I felt that keeping tuition at the same rate would help thousands of families, ”said Gale Henson, chairman of the board, in a press release. ..

International students in the county adjacent to Kentucky pay $ 358 per credit hour. All other international students pay $ 627 per credit hour. International students generally pay fees out of state.

Tuition fees for University of Maine State students will not increase next year. The university has more than 600 international students According to its website, it offers generous scholarships from 70 countries and their students. Maine has a large immigrant population from Africa.

The University of South Carolina has announced that it will freeze tuition fees at last year’s tuition level. Other universities increased by about 1% to 2%.

According to the Institute for International Education (IIE), tuition and tuition fees at American universities are the main reason international students seek graduate studies elsewhere, such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. . These countries have been trying to attract international students with cheaper tuition and tuition fees since enrollment in American schools began to decline three years ago.

“The cost of higher education in the United States has been a long-standing challenge in attracting international students, and 55.1% of institutions cite it as one of the reasons for declining new student enrollments. ” According to the IIE Open Door report Released in November 2019.

Celebrity donations have recently enabled some students to study for less.

Yale University Recently, we received a donation of $ 150 million from Hollywood businessman David Geffen to the new David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University. As a result, the university has removed tuition fees for all students seeking a drama degree or certificate. The university said it would allow drama schools to eliminate tuition fees for all bachelor’s and certificate programs.

Another billionaire, philanthropist and former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Mackenzie Scott has donated a total of $ 8 billion in three rounds to 286 organizations, including US universities.

These schools include: Manhattan Autonomous Region Community College At New York Desert University In California Florida International University In Miami (CRF) University of Central Florida With Orlando (UCF) Broward University In Fort Lauderdale.

In the case of UCF, the gifts were the most important in the school’s 58-year history.

In 2020, Scott made two similar surprise announcements, donating a total of $ 6 billion to help COVID-19, gender equality, Historically Black Colleges and other schools.

The donation will contribute to UCF’s goal of becoming the leading public metropolitan research university in the world, said UCF President Alexander Cartwright.

“This gift is a sign of our leadership and confidence and verification of promising work for us and all of our partners,” a statement from Broward University said. “Thank you to Mackenzie Scott for this gift which creates economic liquidity in Broward County for future generations. “

“This generous donation is an important step for the FIU and will ensure the success of our students for generations to come,” said Mark Rosenberg, President of the FIU. “Scott, [her husband] Mr. [Dan] Jewett and her team focused on our work of developing evidence-based strategies that have proven effective in serving various student organizations and supporting student success. With this donation, we can improve our work learning programs, develop models that can be replicated elsewhere, improve communities and fight poverty. “

Twitter user @ ramblingroses8 tweeted, “I don’t know what to say to my children today. I absolutely needed college because I’m an intellectual who wants to explore ideas. I haven’t made a lot of money in the long run, but it’s worth it. For me, I did it with a lot of hard work, help, and student loans, but it wasn’t too expensive. “

Certain information in this report comes from The Associated Press.