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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.

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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. It makes tuition- and fees-free community college available to every resident, regardless of a student's family income. Maura Healey signed the $58 billion state budget July 29. Maura Healey signed the $57.78

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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. This program could help the college's enrollment rebound after years of decline.

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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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Arizona State University, Uber Celebrate Graduates of Free-Tuition Program

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All of them took ASU courses tuition-free. According to ASU, the program is nearing 700 graduates. Uber partnered with Arizona State University to give eligible drivers or one of their family members free tuition for an online degree program or skills courses. in criminology.

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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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$5,000 Grants Now Available to California Community College Grads Transferring to Partner HBCUs

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The California Community College system has a transfer program with 39 HBCUs across the country. California Community College graduates attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will now be eligible for a financial grant from the state thanks to a new law recently signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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