College In New Mexico Is Now Tuition-Free, Even For Part-Time Students
It's the most wide-reaching tuition-free scholarship program in the United States, according to the office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. According to the governor’s office, the program is the most wide-reaching tuition-free scholarship program in the United...
Expanded college opportunity benefits entire state
Source: The Santa Fe New Mexican The decision to make college virtually tuition-free for most New Mexicans will pay dividends for the state for years. That is, so long as the state can keep paying tuition and fees while also reining in the urge of college and...
New Mexico Introduces A Strong Free College Program, Will More States Follow?
Source: Forbes Free college proposals are stalled out at the federal level, with it seeming increasingly unlikely that a federal free college program will get passed before the midterms. The states are still working to introduce new promise programs to support...
New Mexico’s governor just signed a bill to make college tuition-free
Source: CNN (CNN)For most New Mexico residents, college will now be officially tuition-free. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed on Friday Senate Bill 140, otherwise known as the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act. First introduced in 2019, the plan will...
Free college is now a reality in nearly 30 states
Source: CNBC “I didn’t want to give up, but it could have come to the point that I couldn’t afford school,” said Carla Osborn, 31, from Portales, New Mexico. Osborn is studying nursing at Clovis Community College, located in a very small town near New Mexico’s border...
Tuition-free college movement gains momentum, despite Biden’s stalled plan
Source: The Washington Post College Promise programs, as tuition-free initiatives are commonly known, enjoy widespread support across the political spectrum. Forty-seven states and D.C. have at least one such program at the college, city or state level. There are 33...
Governor signs bill expanding New Mexico free college program
Source: The Santa Fe New Mexican The phone calls Greg Romero began receiving about Senate Bill 140 made him realize its potential. The legislation essentially would offer free college tuition to New Mexico students at in-state schools. Romero, president of the...
Higher Education Department breaks down Opportunity Scholarship
Source: KRQE News SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is making history once again, all New Mexicans can go to college for free. Lawmakers approved $75-Million for the Opportunity Scholarship. “New Mexico made history back in 1996, by being the first state in the...
NM set to expand free college program to most adults
Source: Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – New Mexico is expected to expand one of the country’s most generous free college programs for nearly all adults. Last week Democratic majorities in the Legislature approved one-time funding of $75 million for a yearlong program...
New Mexico to Fund Free College for More Students This Fall | New Mexico News | US News
Source: U.S. News SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is expected to expand one of the country’s most generous free college programs for nearly all adults. This week Democratic majorities in the Legislature approved one-time funding of $75 million for a year-long program...