More states are moving to subsidize community college tuition and fees with tax dollars, reducing — or eliminating — altogether costs for students as enrollment in higher education plunges.
Thirty states currently subsidize two-year college expenses through “first-dollar” payments that pick up the whole tab or “last-dollar” programs that pay for whatever federal grants don’t cover, according to the Campaign for Free College Tuition. They include Arkansas, California, Indiana, Maryland, New York and Virginia.
He compared it to a government offering “free carrots,” causing more people to eat them and higher subsidies to cover the surge. — Colorado enacted a law this year that expands a limited free college tuition program for health care workers and several other high-demand professions. Enrollments across all higher education sectors fell by 0.5% from 17,246,157 in spring 2022 to 17,153,317 in spring 2023, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reported on May 24.
The idea was to give students access to higher education without significant cost, creating financially independent citizens who rely less on public welfare such as social services and food stamps. In Kansas, a 2021 law signed by Republican Gov. Laura Kelly offered $10 million in community college grants to students in four high-demand majors: information technology and security; mental and physical health care; advanced manufacturing and building trades; and early childhood education and development.
Since pandemic lockdowns shuttered campuses in March 2020, funding and tuition for public colleges have increased while enrollment has fallen.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gavin Newsom confronts Sean Hannity on blue states subsidizing red states'We're subsidizing your states, Sean, because of your policies,' the California governor said.
Read more »
'Rainbow Underground Railroad' helps LGBT Americans 'escape' red states'Present-day narcissists call words 'violence' and push a false notion of freedom, which wildly asserts that 'rights' are at risk. The cure for narcissism can be painful. It’s called reality.' -Briana Oser
Read more »
Cleanup under way after storms hit swath of Southern states, killing at least 5, destroying homesCleanup efforts continued Friday after severe storms — including some that produced tornadoes — tore across a swath of Southern states, killing at least five people as they destroyed hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles into buildings and left hundreds of thousands without electricity.
Read more »
Number of Legal Abortions Fell by 94K in States With Bans in Months Post-“Dobbs”New data shows that the number of legal abortions plummeted by the thousands in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last year.
Read more »
Space Force general shows ‘Pentagon Pride’ by blasting states for being anti-LGBTQA high-ranking Space Force officer recently condemned what she said were anti-LGBTQ laws passed by state legislatures across the country.
Read more »
US grants states and tribes funds to protect power gridsThe U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it has granted seven states and three tribal nations more than $77 million in taxpayer funding for projects protecting power grids from extreme weather and natural disasters and to ensure reliability of power systems.
Read more »