Now the House and Senate want to make community college free for everyone, regardless of income, age, or any other consideration. The budget sent to Governor Maura Healey this month abolishes all ...

New York state made headlines last month with a proposal to make college free, reminiscent of the Democratic campaign for the presidency. But the challenge of living up to the rhetoric is becoming ...

It is time to make college free. Research shows that free-college programs increase college enrollment, especially among students who have been historically underserved in higher education.

But making community college free widens the pool of candidates and changes who is considering college for the first time, or even the second or third time. Rebecca Beaucher is one of those students.

Instead, it vows to make trade school and community college free, noting that “four-year college is not the only pathway to a good career.” Party platforms aren’t binding documents, and this ...

Prominent Democrats have babbled away about their desire to make college “free.” That probably won’t happen, but they’ll come pretty close under Biden’s debt-cancellation program.

Now the House and Senate want to make community college free for everyone, regardless of income, age, or any other consideration. The budget sent to Governor Maura Healey this month abolishes all ...

Free college only deepens the class divide, perpetuating the belief that you need a college degree to be productive and provide insight as an employee. U.S. World ...

CBS News Detroit Digital Brief for Jan. 23, 2024 04:01. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to urge state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide free community college tuition for all ...

College tuition and fees have metastasized, hitting an average of nearly $11,000 a year for in-state students who attend public four-year institutions.

Whitmer also prioritized community college access in her annual address last year. State lawmakers responded by temporarily lowering the minimum age for free tuition from 25 to 21 years old.