We help 18-20 year olds discover their best career options

Our mission is to help guide young adults toward fulfilling careers.

Education is no longer paywalled by college.

The future is educational design for your child's individual life goals.

Every young adult deserves to thrive without wasting unnecessary time and money to learn the skills they need.

Our Results: Over 11,000 + Families Helped

We’ve helped 11,000+ young adults just like yours find career paths that align with their life goals.

Degree Free has saved families millions in college tuition and years of wasted time and energy.

11,000+

FAMILIES HELPED

63,000,000+

PEOPLE REACHED

Meet Degree Free

Hannah Maruyama

Being Degree Free, I know what it takes to get work and break into new industries, no degree needed.

In 2020, I got laid off from my $28k call center job. In 31 days, I went from unemployed to $70,000 at my first tech job.

That's when I realized, there are better ways to get almost every job out there.

Since then, I’ve been helping young adults and their families transform their lives by finding the career paths that work for their goals!

Ryan Maruyama

I made the mistake so many people do. I went to college and got a degree without knowing what I needed from my work.

I learned the hard way that a degree is not a golden ticket. It's just a piece of paper.

That's when I taught myself what companies wanted and what I needed to do to get hired, the Degree Free way.

I've been landing jobs in unrelated industries ever since, even without putting my useless degree in my resume. I've been everything from a career firefighter to an accountant.

I've since then dedicated my life to teaching young adults how to get fulfilling careers by using their most valuable years better than I did.

What Families Are Saying About The Degree Free Launch Program

"Thank you, mom, so much for putting me through this.”

“I was sitting on the other side of the room during the call. And he just walked around and squeezed me so hard and said, "thank you, mom, so much for putting me through this.""

"You're solving problems for parents in terms of stress and anxiety"

"And not only about what their child is gonna do, but how they're gonna pay for it, right? You're solving the stress and anxiety of the person you're helping. So not only are you solving the the career path problem, but you are solving many more problems that that I think need to be, you know, espoused like communicating. It's like, that's a big deal.”

"They're still young adults, but they are expected to start doing adult like things and making adult decisions."

"I know at that age, it's it can be stressful. They're still young adults, but they are expected to start doing adult like things and making adult decisions. So I think it's taken one thing off of his plate to at least know where he wants to be and what he's headed towards. I'm excited."

"The program provided non-college options that are not only aligned with his interests, but would provide a shocking salary"

" I didn't even know there were jobs out there that would pay so much money without a college degree. So, we're really encouraged."

"And frankly, as a parent riding Sidecar, it opened my eyes too."

"Really opened his eyes to what the possibilities are out there. And frankly, as a parent riding sidecar, it opened my eyes too. Just to some of the jobs and possibilities that I didn't even know existed, nor did I know that some of the certification programs existed."