Individual contributors pay at least $850 in tuition a year for four years.

They pay about $3,100 in tuition, though scholarships are available.

The company will also pay up to $15,000 in tuition for workers returning to school.

That cost, however, is not the same as what a student pays in tuition.

He also said parents had agreed to an increase in tuition, to $2,200 a year from $2,000.

Some private colleges already charge $25,000 a year or more in tuition.

Some of the money, they note, is almost certain to be drained away in higher tuition.

Two years ago, "61 percent of all American college students spent less than $3,000 in tuition and fees."

Their action followed a 12.5 percent rise in tuition that had gone into effect during the current academic year.

Students will pay $24,500 in tuition for the 12-month program.