Sliding Scale

USING THE SLIDING SCALE

Equity-based tuition considerations

Consider contributing MORE on the scale if you:

  • have the ability to comfortably meet all of your basic needs

  • belong to a sponsoring organization or are employed full-time

  • have investments, retirement accounts, or inherited money

  • travel recreationally

  • have access to family money and resources in times of need

  • work part-time by choice

  • own the home you live in

  • have a relatively high degree of earning power due to level of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.)

Consider contributing LESS on the scale if you:

  • have difficulty covering basic expenses

  • are supporting children or have other dependents

  • have significant debt

  • have medical expenses not covered by insurance

  • are an elder with limited financial support

  • are an unpaid community organizer

  • have unstable housing and/or limited access to reliable transportation

  • have not taken a vacation or time off due to the financial burden