In an event at Bunker Hill Community College today, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Mayor Michelle Wu announced a $1 million investment in federal funds to expand the Tuition-Free Community College (TFCC) Plan, which pays for tuition and mandatory fees
$2.4 million in NJT funds goes to IT/tech training and emergency workforce support
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Neighborhood Jobs Trust has dedicated $2.4 million to emergency supports for workforce and education programs, as well as specialized job training for workers preparing to enter the IT/tech industry. “Supporting our students,
Urban College of Boston joins Tuition-Free Community College Plan
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that Urban College of Boston (UCB) will become the sixth college to join the City’s Tuition-Free Community College (TFCC) Plan, which pays for up to three years of tuition and mandatory fees, as well
Boston’s Tuition-Free Plan expands to include Massasoit Community College
The Tuition-Free Community College Plan—which pays for up to three years of college for Boston’s income-eligible students—has expanded its pool of participating schools to include Massasoit Community College, one of the largest community colleges in the state. The fifth college
Two graduates climb different City-sponsored paths to college
A sea of Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) graduates gathered beneath the commencement tent this spring as president Pam Eddinger offered a frank farewell: “While life can be harsh, it is also limitless and ever-renewing….I have learned to hope and
Tuition-Free Community College Plan expands to include private college
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) has become the fourth college to join the Tuition-Free Community College Plan and the first private school to do so, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced on Wednesday. “We want to make sure that all
Boston high school adviser champions tuition-free college
At Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, Taneka DeGrace is a one-woman tour de force of college advocacy. Officially, her job is to connect students to RoxMAPP, a dual enrollment program with local colleges. But her enthusiasm overflows the job
Mayor Walsh and Gov. Baker introduce the Boston Bridge
Mayor Martin Walsh and Governor Charlie Baker have announced a new collaborative pilot program – the Boston Bridge – that will enable income-eligible graduates of Boston high schools to earn both their associate and bachelor’s degrees, entirely free of tuition or mandatory fees. A
Tuition-Free Community College gives this student a boost out of the gate
As a runner on the Roxbury Community College (RCC) track team, Eddie Barreto knows that the measure of a race is the finish. Nearing the end of his first year of college, he is now halfway to an associate’s degree in
Tuition-Free Community College Plan now includes MassBay
Mayor Martin Walsh announced on December 30th that the city’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan will be expanded to include eligible students who plan to attend MassBay Community College. The plan had been previously limited to those students attending Bunker Hill Community College and