Maura Healey signed a nearly $58 billion budget bill into law this week, and one of the key policy changes it contains is providing free community college in Massachusetts. "Last year, we created ...

Professors say Massachusetts' salaries are behind its peer states and others nearby. The post As free college drives up ...

After universal free community college was announced, people were excited. But concerns about funding and staffing, among ...

Most Americans are feeling a major pinch in their wallets—from the price of eggs to high home prices—and the bottom line ...

The Hildreth Institute said MassReconnect largely accounted for a 12% year-over-year enrollment increase in students ages 25 ...

Housing and meals are excluded. After the announcement of free community college, the University of Massachusetts schools will also offer free tuition and fee support for in-state undergraduates ...

The announcement comes shortly after Massachusetts made community college free for all state residents this fall, with a $117.5 million investment in the fiscal 2025 state budget. That followed ...

The Cape college has seen a 25% increase in student enrollment since a free state-sponsored community college program began, ...

The state Legislature, led by Senate President Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, augmented the governor’s efforts to lower costs ...

Massachusetts’ universally free community college program has succeeded in one important goal: it boosted the schools’ enrollment. Following years of declines, the number of students at ...

Bristol Community College made big changes under President Laura Douglas. When she steps down in January, what will she leave ...