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== Methods? ==
== Methods? ==
* Students work for local businesses, get paid through tax free tuition grants, and their tuition is reduced by 40%.
* Students work for local businesses, get paid through tax free tuition grants. Along with a 40% tuition reduction (which still results in more tuition revenue to the college) debt is reduced to $3k per year, which can be paid by a reasonable summer job.
* No Wednesday classes, so students can work or rest.
* No Wednesday classes, so students can work or rest.



Revision as of 11:48, 8 August 2023

They have become an urban work college.

Methods?

  • Students work for local businesses, get paid through tax free tuition grants. Along with a 40% tuition reduction (which still results in more tuition revenue to the college) debt is reduced to $3k per year, which can be paid by a reasonable summer job.
  • No Wednesday classes, so students can work or rest.

Benefits

  • Increasing tuition revenue
  • Number of students in counseling is down
  • Student wellbeing is up
  • Student retention is up

Business and non profits in the Trinity ecosystem

Questions

  • Are there any funds that are getting paid for increasing reciprocal local social capital?