Can a person get free college tuition being disabled and on SSI?
From the APSU website: Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3251 Subsection a: Auditing of Courses Disabled persons and elderly persons auditing courses at state college or universities: (a) Disabled persons suffering from a permanent total disability which totally incapacitates such person from working at an occupation which brings him/her an income, and persons sixty years of age or older, who domiciled in Tennessee, may audit courses at any state supported college or university without paying tuition charges, maintenance fee, student activity fees or registration fees; however, this privilege may be denied by the college or university on an individual classroom basis according to space availability. Provided further, that the provisions of this section shall not apply at medical schools, dental or pharmacy schools and no institution of higher education shall be required to make physical alteration of its buildings or other facilities to comply with this section. Prior to admittance
Yes, and as a matter of fact, you don’t have to report income for college such as PELL, Tuition costs, loans or anything else that has to do with college or learning a new trade that can lead to a job or skill you can do at a place of business or at home depending on the level of your disabilities. Community colleges will give you information through their Disabled Students Services deparment and financial aid. You can also call social security and ask this same question and I found they are always eager to help in any way. Although going back to college is a great idea, one must realize that various college do in fact have their own opinions regardless of law and practice certain things that can keep a person back. The college I attended had a Dean who told me she would expell me if she saw me on the campus with a wheelchair and told me she cared less what DSPS said or anyone else. Then I found I had a stalker who accused me of trying to gain sympathy for better grades and even stood
