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The city of San Francisco is clearing the debts of 13,000 people who could not take courses at the local community college because they owed it money
The debts, totaling $2.1 million, ranged from $10 to $200 and were accrued by residents who attended the City College of San Francisco between August 2017 and December 2022, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
City College tuition is free for San Francisco residents through the Free City program, although students are charged the course fee if they drop the class after the deadline has passed. The program doesn’t typically waive fees.
“We’re excited that this will help students who now can resume classes,” Lisa Cooper-Wilkins, vice chair of student affairs at City College, told the Chronicle. “We’ll be able to apply these fees and lift the hold. And, obviously, we benefit from having the students enroll.”
