It’s hard to imagine there’s an easy way to make college free when most students pay tens of thousands of dollars a year.
Yet, there’s a lot of talk, driven largely by Obama and Democrats on the campaign trail, about making it work. You’ve probably heard the terms “tuition-free” and “debt-free” college plenty of times over the past year.
Of course, no plan would make college completely free for everyone. But by narrowing in on community colleges, offering free tuition is not such a lofty goal. Tennessee started a statewide program this year that made community college free for all graduating high school seniors (with some caveats). Oregon and Minnesota have approved similar plans.
