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Massachusetts Proposes Tuition-Free Community College for All Residents

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The MassEducate program, if approved, would give all Massachusetts residents free tuition and fees at state community colleges. The program builds on the tuition-free MassGrant Plus program, which offers qualifying students reduced-price or free tuition. Thanks to the state's Tuition Equity Law, non-U.S. If the $75.5

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Massachusetts Gives All Residents Tuition-Free Community College

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The budget establishes the MassEducate free-tuition program for all state residents, including undocumented students. Massachusetts is also the only state to offer a free nursing school education across a whole college system. The state will also continue to support the Michigan Reconnect free tuition program for residents 21 and up.

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Colorado Bill Would Give Qualifying Students 2 Years of Tuition-Free College

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House Bill 24-1340, also known as the Colorado Promise Act, would give students from families earning $90,000 or less annually a tax credit covering tuition and fees after grants and scholarships are used. So once students or their families file their taxes, they can gain back the money spent on tuition and fees through their refund.

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Ripon College Offers Free Tuition to Wisconsin Residents

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Ripon College announced a financial aid program offering Wisconsin residents free tuition. Students whose families fall above that threshold will be guaranteed tuition costs no higher than those at the state's flagship university. For students from families earning $75,000 or less, tuition will be free. And will it pay off?

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Prison Education Programs Await Pell Grant Approval Amid Slow Rollout

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Last summer, the Department of Education extended Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students. Pell Grants award students financial aid for college that they don't need to repay. In January, Cal Poly Humboldt's prison education program was the first in the country to be approved for Pell Grant funding.

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New Agreement to Offer Higher Education Access in All Maryland Prisons

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The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the University System of Maryland (USM) signed an agreement in April that will allow incarcerated individuals at all state correctional institutions to have access to a college education. Tuition costs will be covered in full by Pell Grants.

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Duke Announces Free Tuition, Housing Assistance for Qualifying Students From the Carolinas

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Duke expects the tuition grants to help 340 students during the 2023 fall semester. Duke expects to invest $2 million in tuition grants for fall 2023 and $6 million-$7 million over the next five years. Duke announced the free tuition grants for the 2023 fall semester on June 20.

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