Forum Post: Free higher education

I understand that, for some, state/federally funded college tuition is part of their "platform." I'm curious about how that would play out in the US. Would college become an extension of public schooling? Would there be some public (free) universities and some private (pay) universities, similar to public schooling? Would each citizen be alotted x dollars for college tuition to be spent as they like? If all colleges were free, would it be fair for me to have my Harvard degree paid for (purely an example) while someone else received a degree from an average state college?

I'm interested to hear thoughts on how this would work.