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Society USA22. May 2022

Millions Of Citizens Can Go to College… for Free!

Statewide free college programs are booming across the United States, like in New Mexico where the country’s most extensive tuition-free scholarship program has been recently signed, opening the door for affordable education for millions of citizens.

“We want to be the national example of how you create a higher education ecosystem system that’s inclusive and accessible,” says Stephanie Rodriguez, New Mexico Higher Education Department Secretary. “So nobody is turned away from the opportunity to go to college.”

The New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act is available not only for recent high school graduates but also to returning adult learners, part-time students, and immigrants, whatever status they have. The New York’s Excelsior Scholarship covers four years of tuition for career training certificates, and associate and bachelor’s degrees. As for Maine, the state intends to make two years of community college free for high school students who recently graduated. If Maine adopts this legislation, there will be a total of 30 statewide free-college programs, meaning that 60% of the states would have free tuition opportunities for their citizens.

Source:
CNBC

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