Boston college has a policy that employees' kids can attend for free, as long as they are accepted. This janitor has five kids, all of whom got in, saving nearly $700k in tuition.ClarissaDarjeeling t1_iykv8et wrote
UVM does this, too.
It's also why they never hire overqualified, 40-something-year-old janitorial applicants...lots of white collar dads thinking they can save a buck by working as a janitor for 6 years haha
Nutmegdog1959 t1_iyltozr wrote
UVM has a new plan where any family earning less than $60k kids can attend tuition free.
ClarissaDarjeeling t1_iymhwed wrote
I didn't know that. I dig it.
Nutmegdog1959 t1_iyo7361 wrote
UVM tuition in state = $19k out of state = $43k
Room & Board = $14k
VermontArmyBrat t1_iym33a4 wrote
UVM also outsources services, like all of the food service employees. They are all contractors and not UVM employees.
dvdquikrewinder t1_iymqjb1 wrote
Yeah I think that's been the norm for some time, but just observation so my sample may be biased
bylviapylvia t1_iynje12 wrote
There was a point that they were talking about outsourcing janitorial services and they haven’t been adding many tenure track professors. Most adjuncts and lecturers don’t qualify because they are part time.
el_geto t1_iym47pa wrote
You do have to be there for 5 years to earn this benefit, so an overqualified hire would be sacrificing a lot of earning for the chance to get their kids in… it’s a real gamble
SheeEttin t1_iyl3izy wrote
I'm pretty sure everyone contracts out janitorial services.
And you'd probably make more working your white-collar job and paying regular tuition than working as a janitor and getting discount tuition.
globetheater t1_iyllfcd wrote
Well the difference would have to be $50k or so post-tax, and that’s only one kid…
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