Free Tuition Under Study in Connecticut

HARTFORD, CT — What does free community college tuition look like in Connecticut? That’s a question the legislature’s Higher Education Committee is exploring this legislative session.

The committee asked legislation to be drafted that starts a conversation about what tuition-free community college might look like in the state.

There are eight bills that simply say the state will provide tuition-free community college to Connecticut residents. State funding and various partnerships with businesses represent the primary mechanisms to pay for the measure, but it is not definitive.