Free College & Adult Education Program Watch

Why this is recommended

A state program that pays full tuition for anyone over 25, a GED that is now free in the member state, or a Walmart or Amazon tuition program that covers a degree are each worth $5,000 to $50,000, and the deadline is the only thing standing in the way.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 40 million adults without a degree who could get one for free, the immigrants learning English at night and the parents going back to finish.

When it runs

State programs and colleges post application windows during the week; adults plan the next step on Sunday

Scope

State and city Promise and free community college programs including Tennessee, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Washington, California, Oregon, New York, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Nevada, Indiana and Minnesota, with eligibility and deadlines; adult reconnect and last-dollar programs; GED, HiSET and state equivalency tests and free prep; free ESL, literacy and citizenship classes; WIOA, Pell for short programs and workforce grants; community college deadlines and late registration; credit for prior learning and transfer rules; Walmart, Amazon, Target, Starbucks, Chipotle, UPS and Disney tuition programs

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

State and city free community college and Promise programs with eligibility and deadlines, tuition-free and last-dollar programs for adults, GED and high school equivalency test changes and free prep, free ESL, literacy and citizenship classes, workforce training grants and Pell changes for short programs, enrollment deadlines and late registration at community colleges, credit for prior learning and transfer rule changes and employer tuition programs, with the state or program first and the deadline in the title.

Track free and low-cost education for US adults. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: state and city Promise and free community college program openings, eligibility changes and deadlines within 45 days in Tennessee, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Washington, California, Oregon, New York, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Nevada, Indiana, Minnesota and any other state; adult reconnect and last-dollar programs for people over 25; GED, HiSET and state high school equivalency test price, format and free prep changes; free ESL, literacy and citizenship class program openings from libraries, colleges and nonprofits in the 50 largest metros; WIOA, Pell for short programs and state workforce grant changes; community college enrollment deadlines and late registration windows; credit for prior learning and transfer rule changes; and employer tuition program changes at Walmart, Amazon, Target, Starbucks, Chipotle, UPS and Disney. Prefer state higher education agencies, program pages, college pages, GED Testing Service, libraries and established education reporting; ignore for-profit school marketing. Put the state or program first in the title with the deadline and the value. Use high severity for a deadline within 14 days for a program covering full tuition, a new statewide program, or an employer program change affecting 100,000 or more workers. Return no more than 8 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what it is, who qualifies, the value, how to apply, the deadline, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.