How to Save on College: Regional Tuition Reduction Programs

Groups of states in various regions of the country have banded together to create tuition reduction programs.  Explore the majors, programs, and schools in your area:

FOR UNDERGRADUATES:

Midwest Student Exchange – Students in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wisconsin may be eligible for tuition reductions at certain Midwest public and private schools https://www.mhec.org/MidwestStudentExchangeProgram

Western Undergraduate Exchange - for students in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. https://wiche.edu/wue

The Academic Common Market provides tuition discounts for more than 1900 academic programs in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. https://www.sreb.org/academic-common-market

The New England Regional Student Program enables New England residents to enroll at out-of-state New England public colleges and universities at a discount. Students are eligible when they enroll in an approved major that is not offered by the public colleges and universities in their home-state. More than 700 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered. Participating states are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. http://www.nebhe.org/programs-overview/rsp-tuition-break/overview/

FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS:

The Western Regional Graduate Program enables graduate students to enroll in available graduate programs outside of their home state at in-state resident tuition rates. https://wiche.edu/wrgp

The Western Professional Student Exchange Program enables graduate students in Western states majoring in the health care professions to enroll in selected out-of-state professional programs.

https://wiche.edu/psep

The Southern Regional Contract Program enables students to pursue a professional health degree at out-of-state institutions, but pay in-state tuition at public institutions or reduced tuition at private institutions. https://www.sreb.org/regional-contract-program