Gum Disease. Gum disease is an infection of the tissues that surround and support your teeth. It is a major cause of tooth loss in adults. Because gum disease is usually painless, you may not know you have it.
Connecticut Colleges. Senior citizens are welcome to attend all Connecticut public colleges and universities tuition-free. Students must be at least 62 and a legal resident of Connecticut. Connecticut State University offers free tuition for credit-bearing courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.ave. Jupiterimages/BananaStock/Getty Images. As a senior citizen on a fixed income you can go to college and take tuition-free classes and even get a degree. According to the American Council on Education, approximately 60 percent of accredited schools will waive tuition for adults over age 60, as of 2008.
Many senior citizens have never had an opportunity to go to college. Born during the baby boom, they came of age at a time when it was common to leave high school and enter adult life directly afterwards, either by joining the work force or getting married, or sometimes both.ndividual colleges also sometimes offer free tuition to senior citizens, even when state laws do not require it. The only way to find out if your college of choice has a program is to investigate either on the Internet or by calling the admissions office and asking a few questions.