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View of the Tennessee State Capitol, where lawmakers were the first in the nation to pass a law in 2014 to make community college tuition free for future high school graduates. Credit: Joe ...
The program makes community college free at the point of service for all ... College's downtown New Bedford campus in this 2021 file photo. Those with only associate’s degrees can also use ...
Special to IFN Mitchell Community College honored 14 Medical Assisting graduates during a Pinning Ceremony held on Thursday, ...
Free community college for all. You’re not dreaming! Assuming it survives Healey’s pen, this initiative would make community college permanently free for ALL, covering tuition and fees for ...
There should be some cost to drive students forward in their journey Re “Will making community college free make it better?” by Jeff Jacoby (Ideas, July 28): I am a proud community college ...
FALL RIVER — Hundreds of thousands of people in Bristol County and many more across Massachusetts will likely soon be eligible for free community college, thanks to a plan to use state money to ...
BOSTON - Gov. Maura Healey signed a nearly $58 billion budget bill into law this week, and one of the key policy changes it contains is providing free community college in Massachusetts.
Boston has expanded its tuition-free community college program, opening it up to all residents regardless of age, income, or immigration status. Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday announced a $4 ...
For years there have been those who insist that affordable isn’t good enough and that tuition at community colleges should be free. Nearly three decades ago, the chairman of the state Board of ...
The county’s only two-year college provides education to over 17,000 people. That number may expand under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan for free community college for individuals in high-demand fields.
36 states have since followed Tennessee’s lead and offer some version of free tuition to residents The free community college movement effectively began in 2014 when Republican Gov. Bill Haslam ...
Though only a week old, the state’s new MassEducate program offering free tuition at all state community colleges has already gained significant interest at Bristol Community College.