Save Tuition Bucks With New Groupon Deal

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<p>On Tuesday, National Louis University in Chicago will become the first U.S. college to offer discounts on tuition rates through the popular bulk-buying Web site Groupon.</p>

<p>See: [Groupon</a> Offers Discount For College Tuition](<a href=“Groupon Offers Discount For College Tuition - Inquisitr”>Groupon Offers Discount For College Tuition - Inquisitr)</p>

<p>This particular deal, which is for teaching courses only, probably won’t make the CC discussion boards buzz, but if the Ivies and their ilk even tender a similar offer, it could be a different story. ;)</p>

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<p>Love the idea!!</p>

<p>BTW…the founder; Andrew Mason, graduated from Northwestern in Music. I mention this because many CC parents raise eyebrows when their child mentions a desire to pursue a degree in the arts.
…food for thought…
~APOL-a Mum</p>

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<p>But the groupon discount is only for the first class :frowning: .</p>

<p>You will still have to pay full price for the rest of them. If they were discounting all courses, then they would be saying something especially since the financial aid for grad students will most likely be in the form of loans.</p>

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<p>Perhaps this will help some. Many teachers get their masters degrees by taking courses part time…at night…one at a time. I would have been happy to have a groupon for ONE of my courses!!</p>

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<p>What possible reason would “Ivies and their ilk” have for making this offer?</p>

<p>They do not need phony incentives to get people to attend.</p>

<p>You need 11 more courses at full price to graduate according to that article, which makes the discount for the entire program less than 5%. Nice, but not exactly significant.</p>

<p>And this: “The deal also requires that at least 15 buyers purchased the deal before the end of Wednesday.” </p>

<p>What is up with that? I don’t get that at all.</p>