Excelsior scholarship 2021-2022 | Full Details | How to apply excelsior scholarship program
Excelsior scholarship 2021-2022 | Full Details | How to apply excelsior scholarship program
AoA everyone welcome back do you live in new york are you looking to go to school for free are you moving to new york and want to go to college for free the great news is that is now possible free college tuition in new york state i'm going to jump intothat and more in the following video thanks for coming to my channel this channel is aimed towards helping people choosing education or choosing various jobs out there in the marketplace being a lifetime learner myself along with over 20 years of experience my aim is to help you make choices on your own careers with the best information you can get you're not alone out there and there are many people just like yotrying to do the same thing by the way don't forget to like and subscribe to hear future content new york state is one of several states that provides free tuition for collegethis is a continuation of my series on the topic around free college tuitio the new york excelsior scholarshipis a way you can go to college for free now when i say free it it's free but the requirements beforeand after you get your degree with this program.
The excelsior scholarship took effect in the fall of 2017 in new york state and you can get a free two-year or four-year college degree as a result now you can't just go wherever you want to in new york the program is limited to two and four-year schoolsin the suny and sunni schools in new york now that's the state university of new yorkor city university of new york suny with an s has over 64 different campuses across the state suny with a c has 25 campuses across the new york city vicinity so with that you've got a ton of school to go to college that's tuition free in order to get into the program there are some requirements and some limitations first you need to be a resident in new york second you're going to have to be going to suny or suny two or four year degree program third you need to take 30 credits of coursework per calendar year fourth you'll need to live and work in the state of new york after graduating for the same period of time that you are enrolled so for this instance if you get your four-year degree in the program you'll need to live and work in new york state for four years after graduation if you move at year three you're probably going to have some penalties or have to pay back a portion of the scholarship there is one limitation to those who can apply your family household income as of this vide cannot exceed 120 000 per year well the median family income in new york state is about 65 000 per year this means that there is a huge portion of new york residents that will be eligible for this scholarship also this is for the goal of earning your first four-year college degree if you have your two-year degree you can enroll in the program and get free tuition for the last two years of classes required for your four-year degree or you can enroll at the beginning and get your two-year or four-year degree you can't get a second two-year degree and you can't get a second four-year degree this program is to allow you to get your degree for the very first time so if you're living in new york state or looking to move to the state with your family this is a pretty cool benefit for just living in the state now you're asking me steve where did i find this information well i've got the details listed in the links below this will help you find the finer details of the program as well as a link where you can apply it to the program itself this will begin your journey to help you move your career in a positive was and debt free from paying college tuition with that be on the lookout for future videos on this topic new york state isn't the only state providing free tuition programs so i'll be going over more states offering free college tuition in future videos as always thank you for listening if there are other topics you want to hear feel free to let me know in the comments section i hope you gained some new knowledge today and that it helps you in your decision process you have in front of you if you like the video be sure to click the like button and if you want to seefuture content now thankuu so much all of you.