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The White House
America's
College Promise
Secretary Anne Duncan
Yesterday, the President announced his "America's College Promise"
proposal. It makes two years of community college free for responsible
students.
Yes, you read that right. Under his plan, any student who earns good
grades would get two years of community college education at no cost.
Think about this: The President's new proposal would let students earn
the first half of a bachelor's degree, or get the skills they'll need
when they enter the workforce after school.
When it's fully implemented, the move could benefit about 9 million
students per year. And a full-time community college student could
save, on average, $3,800 in tuition each year.
In fact, Tennessee and Chicago have already started similar
tuition-free community college programs, and the demand has been
amazing: 57,000 students, representing almost 90 percent of Tennessee's
high school graduating class, applied to Tennessee's program in just
its first year.
In order to succeed in the 21st century economy, access to some form of
higher education is a must -- so it only stands to reason that we
should make it more accessible and affordable to more of America's
students.
Let's help out our next generation of students, and put them on the
road to success.
Thanks,
Secretary Arne Duncan
Department of Education
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