Work Colleges like College of the Ozarks continue to be an option for a free (or extremely affordable) education, giving them powerful influence in the higher education sector as student loan debt continues to rise.What makes Work Colleges different from their peers? As you might infer from the name, Work Colleges incorporate work and service into the curriculum as a way to subsidize the overall cost of education. At least historically, a handful of these colleges (College of the Ozarks, Berea College, and Alice Lloyd College) are free of tuition for qualified students. There are eight work colleges in the United States:
Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, KY
Berea College in Berea, KY
Bethany Global University in Bloomington, MN
Blackburn College in Berea, KY
College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO
Paul Quinn College in Dallas, TX
Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, VT
Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC.
