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College Prepares for Funding Formula Tied to Student Success

When the Glendale Community College board ratifies its budget, as expected, at the next meeting Sept. 11, the 91-year institution will begin a new era of funding, one that is based on student success rather than enrollment size. The board held the first of two readings of the proposed 2018-19 budget earlier this month and […]

Nevada Waives Costs for Foster Children

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — For teenagers in the foster system the dream of a college education is often only a dream. Until now. The Nevada System of Higher Education is announcing a new program; waiving almost all fees for foster kids essentially giving them a free or nearly-free chance at college at community colleges or state-run […]

New Deal Offers Community College Grads a Price Break

JAMESTOWN — GTCC has a new deal to help its graduates earn a bachelor’s degree for no more than $10,000. The arrangement signed this week with Fayetteville State University — called the $10K Pathway Plan — is open to GTCC graduates who want to pursue one of these five degrees: criminal justice, fire and emergency […]

Michigan Parents Excited about Free College Plan

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Parents dropping off their children at Grand Rapids Public Schools Wednesday, Sept. 5, expressed excitement and relief about the Michigan Promise Zone designation and the potential for free college tuition. Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal announced Tuesday, Sept. 4, that Grand Rapids was approved as one of the 15 Michigan Promise Zones. […]

CUNY “Start” Program Gives Remedial Students Low-Cost Option

A new report that examined the impact of the City University of New York (CUNY) “Start” program has found that it’s working. Start offers an inexpensive replacement for students who would normally enter remedial college courses to build their math, reading and writing skills. Instead of taking those classes and draining their financial aid for […]

N.J. Colleges Compete for Pilot Program

Don Borden, Camden County College’s president, finds evidence of local financial struggles right outside his school’s Blackwood campus. “The perception is that poverty in our county is centered in the city of Camden, when, in reality, there are pockets of poverty in many parts, including the southern area, where our main campus is,” he said. […]

Banker Picks Up 2-Year College Tab for Graduating Class

The Luck Public Schools confirmed for KARE 11 that that Dennis Frandsen — a self-made success who now has 35 branches of Frandsen Bank and Trust in communities across Minnesota and Wisconsin — offered to pay for two years of technical college for all of Luck’s 34 prospective graduates this year. Few would question the […]

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Tennessee Colleges Struggle to Meet Demand of Reconnect Program

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Class is back in session at community colleges around the state, but officials say thousands couldn’t attend Monday. The Tennessee Reconnect program received so many applicants that many were turned away from the free tuition program. “I’ve been talking about going back to school for years,” said Kim Bare, a TN Reconnect student. […]

District Offers Free Tuition for First-Time, Full-Time Students

There’s not just the Richmond Promise. Now, local students have access to the California College Promise. First-time, full-time students can receive free tuition for up to one year at Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College and Los Medanos College effective Monday, Aug. 27, the first day of the new school year, the Contra Costa Community […]

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Thousands More Tennesseans Than Expected Apply for Free Tuition

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials say a new program allowing adults to attend community college or technical schools tuition-free in Tennessee has received thousands more applications than anticipated. The Tennessean reported Monday that Tennessee Reconnect is in its first year and roughly 31,000 adults have applied. State Higher Education Commission Executive Director Mike Krause says the […]

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U.S. Awards $2.5M to 3 Ky. Colleges to Train for Manufacturing

HAZARD, Ky. — The federal government has awarded $2.5 million in grants to three Kentucky community colleges that will work together to train a workforce for advanced manufacturing employers. The Commerce Department said in a news release the project is expected to create 261 jobs. The department’s Economic Development Administration awarded the grant, which is […]

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Higher Ed Act Turns 10: How Landscape Has Changed

Ten years ago, on August 14, 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the last comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). This took place during the buildup to a financial crisis that ultimately cost 8.7 million American jobs. Now, with mounting college costs and loan […]

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