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 10, 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… McDowell County NC woman charged after 10-year-old tests positive for drugs Report says Davidson Fort unsafe, costly to repair. 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