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One of America’s most expensive cities is now offering free college to residents

San Francisco City College students

San Francisco, one of the nation’s most expensive cities to live in, is trying to ease the financial burden for students by offering free college to all of its residents.

City officials announced Monday that, for at least the next two years, tuition for all residents attending the City College of San Francisco will be free, beginning next fall.

With education costs soaring and student loan debt hitting $1.3 trillion in the US, the city hopes the initiative — which it says is the first of its kind in the country — will give some residents an read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com