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… Stabbed husband saves wife by driving car into knife-wielding man, NC sheriff says Burke superintendent addresses Draughn, Freedom football game called at halftime Marion man accused of waving gun at people floating on Catawba River WNC Renaissance Faire set for this weekend in McDowell County Lake Lure starts eviction proceedings against prominent business Will NC get snow this winter? 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McDowell alumni spotlight: From Marion Elementary to leading the county's parks and rec "His story is a reminder that the experiences children have in their schools and communities can reach far beyond their childhood years."
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