Turnitin charged some California colleges 3 times more for the same plagiarism detector

Turnitin charged colleges vastly different amounts to detect plagarism – The Markup

Purchasing records show some colleges are paying three times more than others. Adam Kaiserman lectures during his English class at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita on May 6, 2025. Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters If a California community college wants its faculty to be able to detect plagiarism and AI writing in student papers, it can buy software from a company called Turnitin at a discounted price. By banding together through the Co…

Turnitin charged some California colleges 3 times more for the same plagiarism detector

Turnitin is the leading plagiarism detector in colleges nationwide. What it charges schools for the same product varies widely.