Despite a broad potential scope, “MassReconnect” program is expected to start out small, helping around 8,000 students in its first year. But Healey presented it as part of her administration’s broader reinvestment in public higher education, after years of flat or declining state support.
As an individual returning to school after working for 15 years, a community college was on my list with online schools (they also have an online community college, of course) as the price of it is much lower than a university. If it were free for younger folks, that would be an incredible incentive to learn a trade.
Where I live (N. Colorado), a community college’s cost can get rather steep. If you take eight credit hours, you could pay $1500+ just for the classes, and you may buy books. That’s a typical out-of-pocket for a local school here, so you may get a grant, program, or scholarship to help you, but yeah, it’s hard…