Tuition That Goes Down Over Four Years? It’s True at Lasell

Like many college presidents, Michael Alexander years ago forecast the perfect storm that is currently engulfing higher education. That’s why the Lasell College (MA) chief started the Lower Cost Models for Independent Colleges Consortium two years ago, with financial help from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The group of college officials already had been meeting informally since June 2015, but in January 2017 they set up a formal structure, with annual dues. The goal: to lower the colleges’ cost of attendance and strengthen their financial viability, by trying new models and approaches.