Study.com & Mountain View Chamber of Commerce Offers Free College Opportunity

The city of Mountain View is offering anyone who lives or works in the city an opportunity to get a free college education through the Mountain View Working Scholars program.

What’s the catch?

There is no catch! Mountain View Working Scholars is a philanthropic effort, from Study.com and the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce.

The Mountain View Working Scholars program was designed as a low-cost way for the community to help adult workers earn a college degree. The program, which is a joint effort between the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Edison State University and online course provider Study.com, leverages partnerships between the private, public and non-profit sectors to remove the most prevalent barriers to education, cost and inconvenience.

Through the partnership, working adults can earn a bachelor’s degree from TESU by taking college courses from Study.com and Thomas Edison State University. Participants have the flexibility to take courses anytime and to continue to work while they earn their degree.

The program addresses the root of the college affordability problem by reducing the total cost of a college degree from over $44k to under $10k through a combination of discounted course and tuition fees, and the use of low-cost transferable credit. Mountain View Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation is pairing the low-cost degree path with scholarships created from workforce development funds and corporate sponsors, to make it free for participants.

To learn more or sign up, visit www.study.com/mv or attend the info session on January 19th where you can meet the program organizers, success coaches, and current students.

Free College Information Night: Mountain View Working Scholars
Thursday, January 19th 2017
6:00-8:00PM
At Mountain View City Hall
2nd Floor in Council Chambers

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