In race for tuition-free college, New Mexico stakes a claim
Source: The Seattle Times ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As universities across the United States face steep enrollment declines, New Mexico’s government is embarking on a pioneering experiment to fight that trend: tuition-free higher education for all state residents. After...
New Mexico Will Make College Tuition Free for Residents – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Source: New York Times ALBUQUERQUE — As universities across the United States face steep enrollment declines, New Mexico’s government is embarking on a pioneering experiment to fight that trend: tuition-free higher education for all state residents. After President...
New funding expands access to higher education in New Mexico
Source: KOB ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – This March, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law more funding for the Opportunity Scholarship to ensure more New Mexico students would have their tuition and fees covered. "Finances tend to be the number one item for students...
New Mexico has one of the most generous ‘free tuition’ programs, but there are limits
Source: WAMU 88.5 New Mexico is the latest of more than 33 states to offer free college tuition in some form. Their benefits are more generous than most, but only last for a year.
New Mexico Governor Signed a Bill Making College Tuition-Free For High School Graduates and Adult Learners
Source: mitú It goes without saying that there is a student debt crisis in the U.S. Right now, Americans owe approximately $1.8 trillion dollars in student loans. And if something doesn’t change, those numbers will just keep climbing. But luckily, New Mexico...
Editorial: Free college offers residents chance at financial freedom
Source: Albuquerque Journal Whether you want to return to college to become a teacher or go to vocational school to learn the craft of welding, there’s never been a more affordable time for career advancement in New Mexico. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently signed...
Today’s lesson? Free college
Source: Albuquerque Journal Many careers require certifications or higher education degrees. New Mexico has funding available to help achieve the training and education needed for such careers. Some refer to this as “free.” Others call it a taxpayer-funded investment...
New Mexico students can now get tuition-free college
Source: Bankrate New Mexico has become the latest state to offer a free college program to residents. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act last Friday, allocating millions of dollars in state funding to free college tuition....
College in New Mexico Is Now Tuition-Free, Even if You’re a Part-Time Student
Source: My Modern Met Since the 1980s, the cost of going to college has increased at eight times the rate of rises in wages. So, the old adage of working a part-time job and graduating debt-free is about as useful or realistic in the modern world as relying on a fax...
New Mexico passes most expansive higher education program in nation, offers free in-state tuition
Source: DAILY KOS In an exciting move for education, one state has declared college to be tuition-free for most of its residents. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 140, the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act, on Friday. According to CNN,...