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 ...

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

attributed in part to MassEducate — the state’s new free community college program. So where’s the disconnect? The current starting salary for full-time faculty at Massachusetts’ 15 ...

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 ...

A free community college program in Massachusetts helped drive a 12% enrollment increase among adults ages 25 and older in fall 2023, representing an additional 2,635 students compared to the year ...

This year, Massachusetts was the most recent to make community college free. (Here is a search tool for all the free college programs, including more than 400 local ones.) But as free-tuition programs ...

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 ...

Taking college courses ... Some students may enroll in Massachusetts online degree programs because they are already familiar with the school through their community, family or friends.