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Mesa College Receives $100K in Donations for Students Needing Financial Aid

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Mesa College Monday announced it has received more than $100,000 in donations to its Resiliency Fund campaign since its launch last September. The Resiliency Fund will be used to support students in need of financial assistance to help them avoid dropping out of college. An average of $1,000 per day […]

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The Potential Disaster of Free Community College

Free community college is a big hit on the campaign trail as candidates battle over student debt plans but there’s a downside — schools could be overwhelmed by a tide of new students who’d still wind up without degrees. Most of the Democratic presidential candidates back free tuition for two-year colleges but they’ve skipped over […]

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Community College Offers Firefighters Free Tuition

ELKHART — A community college in Indiana will offer free tuition to volunteer firefighters and first responders seeking associate degrees, officials have announced. Ivy Tech Community College and the Indiana Volunteer Firefighter Association have joined together to offer the program starting in the 2020 spring semester. Ivy Tech, with more than 40 locations statewide, is […]

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With Free Tuition Program, Numbers Are Up in W.Va. Community Colleges

WHEELING, W.Va. — According to West Virginia’s Higher Education oversight, numbers are up at community colleges across the state. This comes after the start of free tuition programs. West Virginia Northern Community College officials say they haven’t seen any major rises in enrollment, but they are expecting it to come in the future. Read More

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Pennsylvania Community College Costs Increase by 50 Percent in 15 Years

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Community colleges are known for their affordable prices. But, a new report from College Board found: Pennsylvania community college tuition spiked. According to this College Board report, Pennsylvania’s community college costs had the 20th largest increase across the country and local community colleges say they aren’t surprised. Read More

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After WV Made Community College Free, Number of New Students Jumped 10 Percent

The number of first-time freshmen in West Virginia’s public community colleges jumped 10 percent from last fall to this fall, the first semester in which the state has offered its free tuition program for those colleges. In another bright spot, the overall number of high-schoolers taking courses through the nine public community colleges surged 27 […]

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Community College Costs Soar in Michigan. Blame Sinking State Aid.

In a state that has struggled to increase the number of people with college degrees, the gap between tuition costs at Michigan’s 28 community colleges is widening. At just over $3,000 for a year of classes, Oakland Community College is the least expensive in the state, and it sits in one of the wealthiest counties […]

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Community College Foundation Awards $245K in Scholarships

ROCKY MOUNT — The Nash Community College Foundation awarded $245,662 in 2019-20 scholarships to 239 students at the 44th annual Scholarship Awards Program held Oct. 24 in Brown Auditorium. The event gave scholarship recipients a chance to meet their donors and express their gratitude. “My very best wishes and congratulations to all of the scholarship […]

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Patrick Henry Community College Announces Scholarship in Honor of Former Gov. Baliles

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Patrick Henry Community College announced that the school will be remembering former Governor Gerald Baliles through The Honorable Gerald L. Baliles Public Service Scholarship. The former governor passed away last night, Tuesday, Oct. 29 after a battle with kidney cancer. Read More

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Presidential Hopeful Klobuchar Wants Community College to be Free but Not Four-Year College

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar wants to make community college and programs designed to teach technical trades free, but stopped short of joining fellow Democratic hopefuls in backing proposals that would make a four-year college degree free. Klobuchar, who has tried to embrace a moderate lane in the crowded Democratic presidential primary, has […]

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San Diego Community College District to Raise Funds for Free Tuition Program

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego Community College District will hold its inaugural Giving Day fundraising event Tuesday to support its tuition- subsidizing San Diego Promise program. The all-day event, dubbed “Keeping the Promise,” aims to support tuition-free education for more than 3,100 first-time, full-time college students during the 2019-20 academic year. The program […]

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California Approved Nearly $500M in Emergency Aid for Community-College Students. Could Washington be Next?

This month, California legislators made news when they opted to provide community-college students with nearly $500 million in emergency financial assistance, a recognition of the extreme poverty and instability some students face. Turns out, something similar is happening in Washington, but at a smaller scale — and leaders of two-year Washington schools are working to […]

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