Tuition-free CUNY draws record numbers of enrollments
Free tuition is proving to be an immensely popular draw for students looking to attend college in Brooklyn and other parts of New York City, according to education officials.
New York state’s Excelsior Scholarship program, which provides free tuition to middle-class students in the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is being credited with the record number of freshmen seeking enrollment. The free tuition program is also available to students attending schools in the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
CUNY officials said applications from students seeking to attend CUNY schools like Brooklyn College starting in the fall of 2018 have increased 11.1 percent in the space of just one year. A record number of students, 50,546, is looking to enter CUNY schools later this year.