Recent research from WEPC on a similar Massachusetts initiative found dramatically increased enrollment as community college was made free. Check out the policy brief below as we continue to build a fuller picture of the future of community college across the country.
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Analysis of Massachusetts MassReconnect free community college program. Evaluates enrollment impact, student demographics, financial aid distribution, and persistence rates for free tuition initiative...
New research on Tennessee Promise, a statewide free community college program, finds higher enrollment, more associate's degrees, and no harm to four-year completion, from Paige Schoonover, Jonathon Attridge, Celeste K. Carruthers, and Jilleah G. Welch www.nber.org/papers/w35226
