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Leaders see Pitt's Regional Campus Tuition Pledge as boost to regional ... Joseph McCarthy (left), provost and senior vice chancellor at the University of Pittsburgh, and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (center) at a roundtable discussion on the Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg on Monday, June 15. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive) Local, state and University of Pittsburgh officials believe a tuition-free program for low-income students at Pitt regional campuses will improve academic accessibility, grow regional economies and close gaps in high-demand careers. On Monday at Pitt-Greensburg, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis held a roundtable discussion with Pitt and Westmoreland County leaders about Pitt’sRegional Campus Tuition Pledge. Pitt officials in April announced that Pennsylvania residents whose households make $75,000 or less willbe eligible to attend tuition-freeat its regional Greensburg, Johnstown and Bradford campuses. It also affects nursing students at Pitt’s Titusville campus. “Pennsylvania families shouldn’t have to choose between affordability and a high-quality education, and this program is going to allow us to provide that high-quality…

Editorial: Education as economic investment - TribLIVE.com College is many things to many people. It may be the next logical step after high school. It may be a career change. What we often focus on is the financial weight of it. College comes with an increasingly high price tag that can mean years, if not decades, of student loan debt. But there is something else to consider: the return on that investment. Not for the students. For the state. Pennsylvania is noted for its place on the high end of tuition costs. The Education Data Initiative puts the state at third highest in-state public tuition, tied with New Jersey, behind only Vermont and New Hampshire. That doesn’t take into consideration all of Pennsylvania’s private colleges where the cost dwarfs that of state schools. But those colleges are valuable for something beyond educating students. They are an important part of the state’s economy. Universities can dominate our cities. Colleges are salted across the landscape in small towns. They are inextricably knitted into the economy of our communities, our regions and the state overall. They are an economic engine that does not just run on tuition dollars. They are employ…

Leaders see Pitt's Regional Campus Tuition Pledge as boost to regional ... Local, state and University of Pittsburgh officials believe a tuition-free program for low-income students at Pitt regional campuses will improve academic accessibility, grow regional economies and close gaps in high-demand careers. On Monday at Pitt-Greensburg, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis held a roundtable discussion with Pitt and Westmoreland County leaders about Pitt’sRegional Campus Tuition Pledge. Pitt officials in April announced that Pennsylvania residents whose households make $75,000 or less willbe eligible to attend tuition-freeat its regional Greensburg, Johnstown and Bradford campuses. It also affects nursing students at Pitt’s Titusville campus. “Pennsylvania families shouldn’t have to choose between affordability and a high-quality education, and this program is going to allow us to provide that high-quality education at a more affordable price,” said James Baldwin, vice president of enrollment at Pitt-Bradford. In-state, full-year tuition for most programs at Greensburg, Bradford and Johnstown is $13,796, and Titusville’s nursing program costs $16,992. Basic tuition for in-state students at the…

Lt. Gov. Davis Highlights Pitt's New Program to Make College More ... A New Tuition-Free Initiative for Eligible Pennsylvania Residents at Regional Campuses Beginning Fall 2026 GREENSBURG, PA– Today,Lt. Gov. Austin Davishighlighted the University of Pittsburgh’s launch of the Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge, a new program designed to make it more affordable for Pennsylvania students to attend one of the school’s branch campuses. Thisnew tuition-free programis available for Pennsylvania students whose household income is $75,000 or less, at regional Bradford, Greensburg, and Johnstown campuses, as well as the Titusville nursing program, beginning fall 2026. Pennsylvania students whose household income is $75,000 or less will pay zero in tuition. “As a first-generation college graduate and alumni of the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, I couldn't be more thrilled to see this new program unlocking the doors for more Pennsylvanians to chart their own course and achieve their dreams,” saidDavis. “The Shapiro-Davis Administration is laser-focused on addressing the affordability crisis that so many Pennsylvania families are dealing with right now. This initiative by the Uni…

Pitt to Offer Some Students Free Tuition at Branch Campuses At Pitt’s four branch campuses, tuition will be free for Pennsylvanians whose households earn less than $75,000. Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | Smithsonian/rawpixel | Sonny Sixteen/Pexels | Richard Darko/Getty Images The University of Pittsburgh announced it will offer free tuition at its four branch campuses to Pennsylvanians whose household incomes are below $75,000. “The Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge reflects our deep commitment to the students attending our regional campuses,” the institution’s chancellor, Joan Gabel, said in the announcement. “Students in Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, Titusville and across Pennsylvania deserve affordable access to a University of Pittsburgh education, and this program is our direct investment in making that a reality while strengthening the communities our regional campuses serve.” The program will take effect this fall. In the announcement, the university said the pledge aims to support the populations served by its branch campuses, who are often first-generation learners and Pell Grant recipients. Pitt is the latest institution to launch a tuition…

Leaders see Pitt’s Regional Campus Tuition Pledge as boost to regional economies <p>Local, state and University of Pittsburgh officials believe a tuition-free program for low-income students at Pitt regional campuses will improve academic accessibility, grow regional economies and close gaps in high-demand careers.</p>