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The Draper Building at Berea College in central Kentucky. The college hasn't collected tuition since 1892. Founded by an abolitionist in 1855, it was the first interracial and coeducational college in the South.

Here's How 2 Schools Have Made Free College Work — For Decades

Nov 10, 2019
The idea of tuition-free college isn't a new concept for some schools. Two colleges in Kentucky have been making it work for years.
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Motlow State Community College's Smyrna campus is one of the school's four locations.

The First State To Offer Free Community College To Nearly Every Adult

Jun 11, 2017
Free college programs are popping up across the country, but Tennessee is the first state to offer free community college to almost every adult, regardless of when they finished high school.
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