<p>A couple have of people have told me, if I was to work for a university, for two years or more, then I’d only pay something like $1/credit hour. With that said, I’d have to continue working for the university while going to gradate school. Is that statement true? </p>
<p>If the above statement is true, would I be able to pursue a M.A. program at a university I normally won’t be accepted to - given my grades in such.</p>
<p>I would imagine the free/reduced tuition varies enormously by school. At my daughter’s school (a large State U) full time employees can get a waiver of half the tuition and fees. Nice but it certainly wouldn’t make it anything like as low as $1 a credit hour. And it is probably pretty hard to get a job in the University unless you have some sort of post high school education already.</p>
<p>I work at a public university - our policy is, after one year of employment, if you are full-time, you can have one class for free each semester. The benefit is available to everyone, from the lowest paid hourly worker (some work on a college degree a class at a time) to faculty members (who often take PE classes). Another benefit is our dependents receive 50% off tuition. My daughter didn’t end up enrolling here, but as a high school student we took advantage of the deal.</p>
<p>Each school will have its own policy/benefits - but it’s something to consider. I’ve had friends who have intentionally applied for positions here as their children approach college age in order to take advantage of the dependent tuition waiver.</p>
<p>At the private college I work for, employees and dependents can go for free. Much of office staff have gotten their degrees that way.</p>
<p>My insititution offers free tuition to all employees, spouses and dependents…with no wait time after hire. Your best option is to investigate the schools you are looking at working for and see what they offer.</p>