Spotlight Davidson College to offer free tuition to households earning $175K or less Rebecca Noel The Charlotte Observer Jul 7, 2026 Jul 7, 2026 Updated Jul 7, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Davidson College will offer free tuition to families making $175,000 a year or less starting in 2027, the college announced Monday.kAm%96 ?6H 7:?2?4:2= 2:5 A@=:4J DA64:7:42==J 2AA=:6D E@ ?6H DEF56?ED] p=D@ DE2CE:?8 :? 72== a_af[ E96 D49@@= H:== 4@G6C E96 E@E2= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]52G:5D@?]65F^25>:DD:@?\2?5\7:?2?4:2=\2:5^4@DE\2EE6?52?46Q C6=lQu@==@HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm4@DE @7 2EE6?52?46k^2m[ :?4=F5:?8 EF:E:@?[ 766D[ 9@FD:?8 2?5 >62=D 7@C DEF56?ED 7C@> 72>:=:6D >2<:?8 Sgd[___ @C =6DD]k^AmkAm“~FC 7:?2?4:2= 2:5 :D 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ 2?5 C2C6[” s2G:5D@? !C6D:56?E s@F8 w:4<D D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E |@?52J] “xE :D 2 7@F?52E:@?2= 4@>>:E>6?E @7 E96 4@==686 E@ >2<6 E96 s2G:5D@? 6IA6C:6?46 249:6G23=6[ 2446DD:3=6 2?5 277@C523=6]”k^Am People are also reading… Update: 1 injured in I-40 wreck in McDowell County; truck veered off road Man pleads guilty of distributing 156 pounds of meth in Burke, McDowell counties Crash temporarily shut down lanes of I-40 in McDowell County Monday night The Madness holds soft opening of the new Marion restaurant About 3,500 lose power in McDowell County; cooling station open Thursday evening McDowell County welding student gets scholarship after turning hurrricane hardship into service Here's the schedule for Old Fort's Independence Day celebrations this week McDowell County commissioners OK budget: 3% raise for employees, no increase in school funding What's in a name? 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McDowell County welding student gets scholarship after turning hurrricane hardship into service When the storm passed, he and his father climbed onto a farm tractor and began clearing fallen trees from the road between their home and the …
McDowell Tech cancels classes Wednesday afternoon due to power outage The school announced the closure Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m.
Route 70 Cruisers help drive student success with donation to McDowell Tech The club has donated $1,500 through the McDowell Technical Community College Foundation Inc. to support scholarships and student assistance.
