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tuition

[too-ish-uhn, tyoo-] / tuˈɪʃ ən, tju- /


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If you think you might need help paying for tuition, explain the situation to your university’s financial-aid office.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Paying their tuition lets you see them benefit from the money you’re giving them, without any extra financial hurdles to jump over.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

It would see those set to graduate and qualify as teachers in 2027, 2028 and 2029 get some of their tuition fees paid.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Those in Northern Ireland set to teach in Irish language schools and Maths, Science or Technology subjects have their tuition fees paid.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Jake used the bulk of his earnings to finance Haazim Farooqi’s room, board, and tuition for the biomedical engineering PhD program at New Jersey’s Rutgers University.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

After younger boomers finished college, access to government student loans expanded, tuitions rose and loan balances soared.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

By that point, the TV veteran had been unemployed for more than six months, and his children’s private school tuitions were looming over him like the sword of Damocles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2024

The program allows businesses to receive tax credits on donations that go toward the private and religious school tuitions of mostly low-income students.

From Washington Times Aug. 12, 2023

That question can be especially fraught with culinary school, where tuitions are usually high but starting wages for restaurant workers tend to be low.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2022

I also heard how high the other students’ tuitions were set.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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