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Alpha School Opens Chicago AI Campus at $55,000 Tuition

By Drooid · Oct 22, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC · How we work

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Alpha School opened a Chicago campus that delivers AI-driven instruction.
The campus charges $55,000 per year, about $8,000 more than average private-college tuition.
Guides supervise students while adaptive software called TimeBack provides the curriculum.
Alpha’s learning-science team reviews daily data and intervenes with remote coaching calls.
About one-third of Alpha guides lack formal education training, according to a University of Colorado analysis.

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Story summary

Alpha School opened a Chicago campus that delivers AI-driven instruction.
The campus charges $55,000 per year, about $8,000 more than average private-college tuition.
Guides supervise students while adaptive software called TimeBack provides the curriculum.
Alpha’s learning-science team reviews daily data and intervenes with remote coaching calls.
About one-third of Alpha guides lack formal education training, according to a University of Colorado analysis.