Carly Hambleton, a course leader at Barnsley College, said the scheme would help boost attendance.
She said the college already offered free transport to students, but the free buses could be overcrowded and did not travel to every area in the town.
She added that money for travel was transferred directly to students’ bank accounts, and those from lower income background sometimes gave this to their families to help with living costs.
“They choose to eat or put the gas and electric on, rather than pay for their bus to college, so then their attendance goes down, and that impacts their grades and options for university.”
She also said it would benefit her own children when they stayed with their father, who did not drive.
He had used taxis when they travelled, she said, because it was cheaper than using the bus.
