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California Bill Proposes Free Tuition for Low-Income Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees at Community Colleges

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The bill would allow low-income students to pursue bachelor's degrees at community colleges tuition-free. A proposed bill would provide free tuition to low-income students pursuing bachelor's degrees at California Community Colleges (CCC). California Community Colleges offer over 30 bachelor's degree programs.

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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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California Community College Offering Free Courses to Incarcerated Juveniles

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Students won't have to pay for the classes, and they're transferable to both the University of California and the California State University systems. The College of the Desert is launching a new program that will provide tuition-free college courses to incarcerated students. The program, funded by a $1.5

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What the Grand Canyon Taught Me: Getting Real About Goals, Failure, and Digging Deep

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In 2014, our enrollment had been flat—if slightly dropping—for four years when our new president decided we should turn it around with either a tuition reset or a revised financial aid strategy. The Grand Canyon has always been one of my favorite places. The culture of higher education is steeped in knowing. We chose the latter.

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Maine Liberal Arts College Expands Financial Aid for Middle-Income Families

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Colby College is expanding its Fair Shot Fund thanks to an anonymous $10 million donation to cap tuition, room, and board costs for students from families making up to $200,000. The Fair Shot Fund is especially unique because it doesn't just cap tuition, but also includes room and board." Greene said in the press release.

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Dartmouth Announces Families Making Under $125K Pay Nothing, Thanks to Historic Gift

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Dartmouth alum and former Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt, who died in 2014, and his wife, Barbara Britt, who died in August, made a bequest to the college and its Tuck School of Business of over $150 million, which will help erase expenses for students from middle-income families.

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This is what Affirmative Action and Test-Optional looks like at University of Wisconsin-Madison

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But formal Affirmative Action, which was outlawed by The Supreme Court of the United States last year, is just part of the story. State and National Recognition Increased visibility through national media and success stories of alumni have enhanced the university’s reputation.

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