October 2, 1998

Tuition Cuts Lead to Enrollment Growth at Massachusetts 2-Year Colleges

By PATRICK HEALY

Massachusetts has wiped out tuition for many students at its community colleges, spurring a 5.4-per-cent increase in enrollments at a time when the number of high-school students in the state is unchanged.

The legislature approved an unusual plan this summer to capitalize on new federal tax credits that reimburse families for tuition. Lawmakers increased cash grants for community-college students by

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