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As Americans Reconsider Their Job Choices, Free College Tuition Retains Broad Support
Posted by Jack MacKenzie on March 03, 2022 at 1:57 PM
Americans are switching jobs at a record pace, demonstrating their desire for a different work experience post-pandemic. CFCT’s latest national survey, conducted in February 2022, shows that this desire also makes the idea of tuition-free college exceptionally popular across the political spectrum.
Read moreCFCT Research Shows Americans Think Free College Tuition Programs Provide Greatest Benefit to Individuals and Government Should Offer Them
Posted by Campaign for Free College Tuition on August 19, 2021 at 5:50 AM
CFCT polled 16 statements in July 2021 that policy makers and other proponents and opponents of tuition-free college have made to support their position(s). Jack MacKenzie, who coordinated the survey research for CFCT, said, “statements for and against free college show a consistent pattern: Americans believe the programs provide the greatest benefit to individuals -- and they don't believe it's too expensive for government to offer it.”
Read moreSupport for Free College Tuition Programs Remains Strong
Posted by Campaign for Free College Tuition on August 10, 2021 at 8:05 AM
The Campaign for Free College Tuition's latest survey, conducted in July, finds Americans in all demographic and political groups support making public colleges tuition-free. We tested three different proposals for free college tuition and all of them received at least 73 percent overall support, which is statistically identical to our January/February 2021 poll.
Read moreAmericans of All Political & Demographic Groups Support Free College Tuition
Posted by Campaign for Free College Tuition on March 23, 2021 at 4:31 PM
The Campaign for Free College Tuition’s latest poll confirms that Americans of all political and demographic groups support federal and state programs to make public colleges tuition-free.
Read moreOverwhelming Support of Free Tuition for Community Colleges Skill Building Programs
Posted by Campaign for Free College Tuition on October 01, 2020 at 8:14 AM
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Federal Program Providing Free Tuition for Community Colleges Skill Building Programs
Idea Garners Record GOP Support
American’s in all demographic and political groups support making public colleges tuition-free, according to the Campaign for Free College Tuition’s latest survey, conducted after Labor Day. We tested four different proposals for free college tuition and all of them received at least 73 percent overall support.
Read moreOverwhelming Support for Including Free College Tuition in Economic Recovery Plans
Posted by Campaign for Free College Tuition on June 03, 2020 at 12:13 PM
Latest Polling Shows Support for Free College Tuition Being Part of State Economic Recovery Plans
The Campaign for Free College Tuition in partnership with PSB Research surveyed 900 Americans aged 18+ in April 2020 to determine their level of support for a variety of free college tuition ideas. Overall, the results showed support for states providing free college tuition remains stable and strong, including using the idea as part of their economic recovery program.
Read moreJanuary 2020 Polling Update
Posted by Campaign for Free College Tuition on February 25, 2020 at 11:26 AM
In the midst of an often contentious 2020 presidential campaign, the Campaign for Free College Tuition’s first poll of 2020 shows remarkably strong, stable, and bipartisan support for states making public colleges tuition-free. Overall, 77 percent of Americans want their state to provide free tuition at public colleges or universities to any academically qualified student.
Read more2020 Campaign Impacts on Free College Tuition
Posted by Morley Winograd on February 25, 2020 at 9:28 AM
National Attention Proves Boon to Free College Movement
Posted by Jack MacKenzie on November 06, 2019 at 11:35 AM
National Attention has Proven a Good Thing for the Free College Tuition Movement
As Democratic presidential hopefuls gathered across the country this summer and fall, the question of a national free college tuition program was debated early and often. The result was a strengthening of majority support among all ages, races, genders and most importantly, across the political spectrum. CFCT’s most recent polling also shows a consensus that students from various backgrounds, including adults, should benefit from such programs.
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