As high school seniors begin making plans to go to college, the financial reality of it all begins to set in for their parents. Sure, it’s usually pretty easy for students and their parents to get approved for college loans to pay for whatever you can’t pay upfront – but does anyone really want to graduate with tens of thousands (or more) in college loans? It’s a rude awakening for college graduates to enter the “real world” after earning their degrees with all of that debt on their shoulders.

Since most of us don’t come from families who are able to pull the cost of a college education out of their back pocket – you’ll probably be interested (if not completely surprised) to discover that there are a number of colleges in the United States that offer 100% tuition-free education. In exchange for free tuition, many of the colleges expect students to work 10 or 15 hours in a job related to their field of study, but this could only be seen as an advantage! You graduate debt free, and with work experience for your resume.

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