What is Tuition Break?

Southern Maine Community College, in partnership with 16 area communities, offers the Public Safety Student Live-in Program, an opportunity for Fire Science students to live at area fire-EMS stations cost-free and gain valuable experience by serving as fire and emergency medical emergencies responders in their assigned communities. About 60% of the live-in students are from the other five New England states. The reduced tuition made possible by NEBHE’s RSP Tuition Break program gives our Fire Science students the opportunity to earn their college degree, gain valuable experience and serve a local community without incurring unmanageable levels of college debt.

Thank you so much New England Board of Higher Education. The RSP Tuition Break allowed me to save thousands of dollars to use toward my graduate studies at a veterinary school in Europe. My undergrad studies at the University of New Hampshire featured an exchange semester in Alaska tracking Dusky Dolphin migration patterns and a semester in New Zealand studying Ecology. I am very thankful.

The RSP Tuition Break has enabled eligible students from other New England states to benefit from savings on out-of-state tuition while enrolling at UConn in specialized graduate programs like Biomedical Engineering and Surgical Neurophysiology.

In 2007 I said, “It was a big help and definitely made it affordable to attend college out of state. Had it not been for the tuition break I likely would have selected a different major and attended a less expensive college in my home state, which would have drastically changed my life.” I stand by those words today — 12 years after graduating with a bachelor’s in Creative Writing. I remain grateful that I had the opportunity to start down a path, thanks to the RSP Tuition Break, that would lead me toward a career in journalism.

The Regional Student Program (RSP), Tuition Break, supports Eastern in its commitment to provide a quality education that is accessible and affordable. The program encourages students to explore colleges they may not have otherwise considered due to financial barriers. Our RSP students can take advantage of Eastern’s unique applied learning opportunities and know that they do not have the burden of paying out-of-state tuition.

The RSP certainly made it more affordable upon graduating by not incurring a mountain of debt like many of my friends experienced. I feel like it gave me a financial head start compared to many of my fellow graduates that had to pay the full out-of-state tuition.

Thank you so much New England Board of Higher Education. The RSP Tuition Break allowed me to save thousands of dollars to use toward my graduate studies at a veterinary school in Europe. My undergrad studies at the University of New Hampshire featured an exchange semester in Alaska tracking Dusky Dolphin migration patterns and a semester in New Zealand studying Ecology. I am very thankful.

Southern Maine Community College, in partnership with 16 area communities, offers the Public Safety Student Live-in Program, an opportunity for Fire Science students to live at area fire-EMS stations cost-free and gain valuable experience by serving as fire and emergency medical emergencies responders in their assigned communities. About 60% of the live-in students are from the other five New England states. The reduced tuition made possible by NEBHE’s RSP Tuition Break program gives our Fire Science students the opportunity to earn their college degree, gain valuable experience and serve a local community without incurring unmanageable levels of college debt.

The Regional Student Program gives students the opportunity to attend out of state schools they might otherwise not have access to financially. The program gives students the ability to pursue their chosen major without having to stay in-state and study in a field that was not their first choice.

In 2007 I said, “It was a big help and definitely made it affordable to attend college out of state. Had it not been for the tuition break I likely would have selected a different major and attended a less expensive college in my home state, which would have drastically changed my life.” I stand by those words today — 12 years after graduating with a bachelor’s in Creative Writing. I remain grateful that I had the opportunity to start down a path, thanks to the RSP Tuition Break, that would lead me toward a career in journalism.

The RSP Tuition Break allowed me to receive my master’s degree at a fraction of the cost of my peers while keeping me in the New England area. I graduated from graduate school debt-free, due in large part to the Tuition Break. This also allowed me flexibility in my job search, and gave me time to find a career that utilized the skills I gained from my degree program. I am proud to be from an area that really supports students pursuing higher education!