This article was originally published on Monday, September 24, 2012 and is only presented for historical purposes. The information below may no longer be relevant or accurate.
A degree from a small liberal-arts college can be pricey.
Westminster College of Fulton, Mo., which is opening a branch in Mesa in the next year, can cost more than $15,000 annually. That compares with $2,280 a year for a full schedule at Mesa Community College.
So, four of the liberal-arts colleges that are in the process of opening branch campuses in Mesa have announced that they will each offer two full-tuition scholarships to local students at the start of the next school year.