Don't you wish higher education was free? Well it will be for some students. According to NJ.com, Rutgers University will offer free or lower tuition for students. On its flagship campus, if students' families earn less than $65,000 a year, students will have free tuition under a new financial aid program. If families earn less than $100k a year, the tuition price will decrease. This new program is called the Scarlet Guarantee and it will be available for students on Rutgers-New Brunswick campus beginning this fall. About 7,600 undergraduate students are expected to qualify for the program. This program will be for tuition and it will not cover the cost of living on campus. The programs do not cover the other costs of attending college. Students will still be required to pay room and board if they live on campus and pay for books, transportation and other costs. But hey, when your tuition is being taken care of, it definitely lessens the stress. Rutgers-Camden and Rutgers-Newark already have variations on the program with free tuition for students from families who earn less than $65,000 and reduced tuition bills for those who earn less than $100,000.
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