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School officials attribute much of the growth to Maine's free college program.
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The Maine Community College System has given out more than $10 million to students through the Free College initiative. That's just over half of the $20 million the legislature allocated for the effort.
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Under a measure passed by the legislature earlier this year, the system is studying the feasibility of boosting on-campus housing options for students. A report to legislators is due by Dec. 6.
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The new spending bill expands the free community college program to the high school classes of 2024 and 2025. Students are eligible for two years of free tuition.
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The increase follows passage of a $20 million initiative to provide free tuition and fees for recent high school graduates
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While Maine's public universities are seeing fewer new students this fall, some of Maine's private colleges say enrollment is rebounding as they return to a more normal school year.
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According to the Maine Community College System, new applications for the fall are up 11% across the state, compared to the same time a year ago.
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The state and Maine's two largest healthcare systems are investing $5 million in Maine's Community College System to increase programming capacity to double the number of nurses that graduate each year.
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Maine's Community College System is promising to help equip some students with computers and, in some cases, internet connectivity. The community colleges…
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The Maine Community College System (MCCS) says it will allow each of its seven campuses to undertake individual plans for reopening this fall, but the…