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California Bill Proposes Free Tuition for Low-Income Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees at Community Colleges

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The bill would allow low-income students to pursue bachelor's degrees at community colleges tuition-free. A proposed bill would provide free tuition to low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees at California Community Colleges (CCC). "In California Community Colleges offer over 30 bachelor's degree programs.

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New Agreement to Offer Higher Education Access in All Maryland Prisons

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Federal Pell Grants will fully finance tuition costs for students once they are formally issued to institutions in the USM. Tuition costs will be covered in full by Pell Grants. The agreement aims to help ensure the success of incarcerated people once they are released. the chance to pursue this financial aid.

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What the Grand Canyon Taught Me: Getting Real About Goals, Failure, and Digging Deep

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In 2014, our enrollment had been flat—if slightly dropping—for four years when our new president decided we should turn it around with either a tuition reset or a revised financial aid strategy. Sagebrush plants outnumber our city population of 30,000 residents. Perhaps needless to say, SUU is not an easy enrollment undertaking.

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California Community College Offering Free Courses to Incarcerated Juveniles

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The College of the Desert is launching a new program that will provide tuition-free college courses to incarcerated students. All courses are tuition-free and transferable to the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) systems. The program, funded by a $1.5

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Maine Liberal Arts College Expands Financial Aid for Middle-Income Families

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Colby College is expanding its Fair Shot Fund thanks to an anonymous $10 million donation to cap tuition, room, and board costs for students from families making up to $200,000. The Fair Shot Fund is especially unique because it doesn't just cap tuition, but also includes room and board."

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Dartmouth Announces Families Making Under $125K Pay Nothing, Thanks to Historic Gift

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Dartmouth alum and former Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt, who died in 2014, and his wife, Barbara Britt, who died in August, made a bequest to the college and its Tuck School of Business of over $150 million, which will help erase expenses for students from middle-income families.

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West Virginia University May Cut 32 Majors, 7% of Faculty

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Gee, who has led the school since 2014, recently announced plans to step down as the school's president after his contract ends in 2025. We do not take that lightly. These faculty are our colleagues, our neighbors and our friends. These decisions are difficult to make."