"Some private institutions spend $2,000 to recruit a single student, not including financial aid or tuition grants," Ms. Levitz said.

Funds for the tuition grants were to come from any withheld state school funds, as well local funds.

The company must finance training programs (including assignments in Japan), tuition grants and seminars to insure that women are qualified to perform their new jobs.

In addition, they offer financial assistance programs that provide tuition grants in order to encourage socioeconomic diversity.

So far, 297 have received tuition grants, totaling $3.1 million.

And it is certainly unlike private tuition grants of up to $1,700, now financed by wealthy critics of public education, for poor children in several cities.

The bill Congress passed Wednesday will help about 100,000 students over three years with tuition grants of about $9,500 and subsistence wages.

With tuition grants provided by the company, MAs can receive their bachelor's degrees.

Looking to learn computers or communications, attracted by tuition grants, egged on by parents, they signed up.

One of these laws created a program of "tuition grants" which could be given to students so they could attend a private school of their choice.