Community college enrollment gains led by dual enrollment

Community college enrollment gains led by dual enrollment

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Dual-enrolled high school students are closing in on accounting for nearly half of Colorado’s community college enrollment, according to fall 2024 enrollment data. Of the 88,118 students enrolled at the two-year level, more than 39,000 students statewide are still in high … Read more

Colorado Promise program to reimburse two years of in-state tuition

Colorado Promise program to reimburse two years of in-state tuition

Colorado students whose families make less than $90,000 per year will be able to get up to two years of in-state tuition paid for under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Jared Polis. Passed as House Bill 1340, the measure directs the state to reimburse qualifying students through a refundable income tax credit, meaning … Read more

Free college for everyone could be coming to Massachusetts under Senate plan

Free college for everyone could be coming to Massachusetts under Senate plan

Even in times of economic uncertainty, some investments are worth making, according to state Senate President Karen Spilka. That was the message Spilka shared on Monday after she appeared at Middlesex Community College’s Lowell campus to announce the upper chamber’s plan to provide a free college education to every Massachusetts resident who wants one. “We … Read more