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Although there aren’t many colleges that let you attend for free, a handful of other colleges and universities have slashed their sticker price for all students. Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia, shrank its tuition by 42% a few years ago, while North Park University in Chicago cut its tuition by 30%. The University of South Dakota, which is in a state that’s experiencing a troubling drop in population, halved its tuition for out-of-state students. Recently, the university was charging outsiders $6,631 for tuition, which is only about $1,200 more than the locals. Other schools that dramatically cut their tuition include the College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, and Wells College ...

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