The Real Cost of "Free"
About The Episode
To boost enrollment and meet workforce needs, more states are offering free community college programs. But do these programs effectively help students graduate from college? And by offering college for free, does that diminish its value? We look at the research, as well as a new free college program in Massachusetts and an old one in Tennessee, where community college has been free for years.
“College Uncovered” is made possible by Lumina Foundation.
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Credits:
Hosts: Kirk Carapezza & Jon Marcus
Supervising Editor: Megan Woolhouse
Editor: Jeff Keating
Executive Producer: Ellen London
Mixing and Sound Design: David Goodman & Gary Mott
Theme Song and original music: Left-Roman
Artwork: Matt Welch
Project Manager: Meiqian He
Consulting Producer and Head of GBH Podcasts: Devin Maverick Robins
"College Uncovered" is a production of GBH News and The Hechinger Report.
To boost enrollment and meet workforce needs, more states are offering free community college programs. But do these programs effectively help students graduate from college? And by offering college for free, does that diminish its value? We look at the research, as well as a new free college program in Massachusetts and an old one in Tennessee, where community college has been free for years.
College Uncovered is made possible by Lumina Foundation.