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No not at all, even non profits in this space have tuition, but you want to make sure it's transaprent. Like nothing in life is free so if something offers a money back guarantee for example - that sounds too good for you. Do 5 months of free classes! Like someone has to pay the bills and if that's the case, the success cases have to pay enough to cover all of the failure ones and are overpaying. There are also "VC funded programs" where the program raised outside funding from venture capitalists and loses a ton of money per student in an attempt to grow larger and eventually make a profit. These ones might be the best deal because you are actually getting a deal and the program is losing money. The flip side is that the programs have pressure to grow so they might cut corners too soon as well. Everything has pros and cons and transparency is key so you know what those are.