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Finance

Maryland Governor to Sign Free Tuition into Law

Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will sign a law that gives free tuition to community college students in the state, his spokeswoman said. The legislation sets aside $15 million per year for scholarships to give students up to $5,000 for community college tuition. To be eligible, students need to have at least a 2.3 high […]

Finance

N.C. Governor Wants $60 Million for Job Training

Gov. Roy Cooper proposed a new $20 million grant program Wednesday to help people finish college even when financial emergencies soak up their tuition money. It would be part of $60 million the governor plans to put in his forthcoming budget proposal: $20 million for these “Finish Line Grants,” $30 million to boost free job […]

Faculty

Connecticut Colleges Face Uncertainty After Merger Ruling

A plan called “Students First” that would combine all 12 of Connecticut’s community colleges won’t be moving forward in the immediate future. In the wake of the plan’s failure, community colleges face uncertainty, and students and faculty are worried about tuition hikes and school closings. The plan’s goals were to prevent tuition hikes and campus […]

Finance

DACA Students Fear High Tuition Will Force Them Out

Gilbert Olmos should be excited that he’s wrapping up his freshman year at South Mountain Community College and getting one step closer to his dream of becoming a registered nurse. But instead he’s terrified his college education — and his dream — will come to an abrupt end. Earlier this month, Arizona’s Supreme Court ruled […]

Finance

Food Scholarships Help Students Make It

On a recent Monday afternoon at Texas Woman’s University in the Medical Center, it was delivery day. It’s always a little bit of a surprise what arrives from the Houston Food Bank. Graduate student Torrey Alexis unpacked boxes and found lettuce for garden salads, a whole mixture of fruits and frozen sausages. “And bags of […]

Academics

Middle-Class Students Look to Community Colleges First

Community colleges have become a more common choice for education among middle-class students in the United States. Students may not want to attend UC or CSU institutions after high school as they may be indecisive in regards to what they want to major in while many look to community college for its affordability. Many students […]

Finance

Research: California Students Leave Millions on the Table

Millions of dollars in federal aid are left unclaimed by California community college students, according to a research brief released today by the Wheelhouse Center for Community College Leadership and Research at the University of California, Davis, School of Education. A significant percentage of students don’t receive the federal aid for which they may be […]

Finance

Waiver Lets College Keep Student Loan Programs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Students at a college serving Kentucky’s eastern coalfields will have continued access to federal student aid under a waiver announced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The waiver approved by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will allow Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College to continue participating in federal student loan programs, McConnell announced […]

Finance

R.I. Free Tuition Yields Big Boost to Enrollment

WARWICK, R.I. — The Community College of Rhode Island has experienced a significant boost in enrollment from the state’s free tuition program. The Providence Journal reports CCRI experienced a 43 percent enrollment increase last semester, the first since the start of the Rhode Island Promise scholarship program. The program covers tuition and fees for high […]

Finance

Report: LGBTQ Students at High Risk for Insecurity

An alarming new report from Temple University and the Wisconsin HOPE Lab reveals that transgender, non-binary and gender expansive students are more likely to face food and housing insecurity, as well as homelessness, at rates significantly higher than their cisgender peers. The findings of “Hungry to Learn: Addressing Food & Housing Insecurity Among Undergraduates” are […]

Finance

For DREAMers, a Win and a Loss on In-State Tuition

With a US Congress seemingly incapable of overhauling the immigration system, states have taken it upon themselves to determine what rights to extend to undocumented immigrants—and different places often come to very different conclusions. Last week, two divergent decisions in Arizona and New Jersey make clear the significance of local politics for Dreamers. Read More

Academics

Study Questions College as Great Equalizer

Shavondra Britton had a pretty typical high school experience. “They focused all the time on going to college,” said the 21-year-old African American, currently a junior psychology major at the University of Illinois-Springfield. But she had no help with the process: “I had to figure out the rest. How to pay was overwhelming,” she added. […]

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