Some recommend working for colleges for free tuition


Madeline McGuinness started working at College of Mount St. Vincent in Riverdale, N.Y., in 1997 as a data entry clerk in the admissions office. When the single mom learned about the tuition remission program, she was thrilled, U.S. News reports.

“As the first in my family to attend college, [finishing college] was a special goal for me to achieve,” says McGuinness, who earned a B.A. in business and is midway through an M.B.A. program at Mount St. Vincent. Her son, John, also used her tuition benefit to earn a B.A. in sociology. McGuinness is one of 17 staff members of 150 eligible full-time employees currently using the Mount St. Vincent’s tuition benefits, according to Erin Walsh, director of college relations…

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