When Lavell Burton went to coding school, he did not pay tuition.
Instead, he agreed to give the school 17% of his salary, for two years, once he landed his first job in technology.
He is part of a growing trend toward income-share agreements, or ISAs, in higher education.
Is it a solution to student loan debt, or does it take advantage of students in some way?
We've come across a really interesting read in The Atlantic that tells Lavell's story and points out many schools offering this type of program are new, with little track record of success students can verify.
And then there is the dollars and sense of it all:
"For one thing, there’s little consensus around how much is fair to reap from program graduates, and for how long."