Provided without charging students the instructional fee called tuition.
Reach for it when describing education whose tuition charge is zero while keeping other costs visible
The institute offers tuition-free evening courses to residents changing careers.
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playful
on the house
Fits when a one-off informal offer is being celebrated
Careful The hospitality idiom trivializes sustained education funding.
everyday
free-tuition
Fits when the same benefit needs a less common reversed compound
Careful Free-tuition is awkward and may be mistaken for instruction about freedom.
warm
free to attend
Fits when plain access language matters more than fee terminology
Careful Attendance may be free while assessment, credits, or materials still cost money.
professional
fully funded
Fits when an identified funder covers tuition and possibly living costs
Careful Fully funded is a broader and stronger promise.
professional
no-fee
Fits when a program charges no stated participation fee
Careful No-fee can imply all costs are absent, including materials or registration.
tuition-free college
The tuition-free college publishes every remaining student cost.
tuition-free program
A tuition-free program trained two hundred home-care workers.
tuition-free education
Tuition-free education opened the course to mid-career parents.
Keep in mind
Tuition-free does not necessarily cover books, housing, travel, registration, or living expenses.
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