New York governor proposes free tuition at state colleges

[ZachPL]

[QUOTE]Students whose families earn $125,000 or less would pay nothing for tuition at two- and four-year public colleges under the governor's plan.It's similar to what Hillary Clinton proposed for public colleges across the country during her presidential campaign.
Cuomo announced his proposal in Queens on Tuesday, alongside Senator Bernie Sanders who first advocated for free tuition during the 2016 presidential campaign.[/QUOTE]

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[smallpants]

Good thing I'm already three years into my degree. Should've gone to a SUNY school in the first place.

[Da Space Core]

[QUOTE=Adelle Zhu;51617826]Good thing I'm already three years into my degree. Should've gone to a SUNY school in the first place.[/QUOTE]

I don't know about that, some of the SUNYs are hilariously bad

[smallpants]

[QUOTE=da space core;51617838]I don't know about that, some of the SUNYs are hilariously bad[/QUOTE]

SUNY Farmingdale is pretty good. As is Albany. I'm at NYIT right now and it's a huge clusterfuck.

[EmperorScorpious]

New Jersey attempted something sort of like this about 7 or so years ago, promising free tuition to the top 10% of each high school graduating class. It fell apart within 3 years due to budgeting and cuts.

[Call Me Kiwi]

[QUOTE=Adelle Zhu;51617862]SUNY Farmingdale is pretty good. As is Albany. I'm at NYIT right now and it's a huge clusterfuck.[/QUOTE]
How bad is it?

[smallpants]

[QUOTE=Call Me Kiwi;51618030]How bad is it?[/QUOTE]

Administration is run by chimps and the teachers are only hired if their English skills are awful.

[Da Space Core]

[QUOTE=Adelle Zhu;51617862]SUNY Farmingdale is pretty good. As is Albany. I'm at NYIT right now and it's a huge clusterfuck.[/QUOTE]

i live next to albanyU and have friends going there. I have also had internships there in the past. everything I heard and seen about it is awful.

it used to be the nations top party school, until a few years ago when a fraternity party turned into a riot and they egged and vandalized half the school, which made the school ban parties altogether.

then, a year later, they decided the "clubs" fee should be optional, which of course means no one paid for it, which in turn meant practically zero budget for clubs and the collapse of many extracurricular programs. Also the dean is being held on corruption charges or something, if I recall correctly. my friends who are there are trying to transfer out, it's horrible.

but despite the quality of certain colleges, I do approve of lower cost college tuition

[Aztec]

I am a SUNY Potsdam student and can confirm low quality professors and services.

[Call Me Kiwi]

[QUOTE=Adelle Zhu;51618057]Administration is run by chimps and the teachers are only hired if their English skills are awful.[/QUOTE]

I doubt NJIT's administration is any better but all my professors have been able to speak English well enough.

[smallpants]

[QUOTE=Call Me Kiwi;51618143]I doubt NJIT's administration is any better but all my professors have been able to speak English well enough.[/QUOTE]

Was failing physics because of my professor's hilarious Chinese accent, but he was nice enough to let me slip by with a C+ after I told him that I was switching majors and just needed it as a requirement. My Calculus teacher was a similar situation, but far less compassionate. She failed me even though my average was far higher than an F.

[jgerm529]

So I'm a NY resident and my family makes under $50,000 a year however I am a veteran of the USMC. Would I qualify for this or do they expect me to use my G.I. Bill benefits?