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August 9, 2008
Philadelphia Program Offers Free Tuition to Help Stalled Students Get Restarted
The Community College of Philadelphia and the city’s mayor have announced a program to help stalled students restart their education by giving them free tuition, fees, and some money toward textbooks, according to The Philadelpia Inquirer.
The city’s mayor, Michael Nutter, wants more residents to finish college. The new program will help those people who have 30 credits or more toward an associate degree but who have been out of college for two years or more to start taking classes again. —David L. Wheeler
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I am glad they acknowledge the value of an education.
— Tungisa Aug 11, 03:46 PM #
Too bad this can’t become a national program.Most people would be amazed at the number of individuals who only get part way through their program,and are forced to abandon it for,for whatever reason, who would love nothing more than get their degree.
— Dan Aug 11, 08:20 PM #
I give tremendous credit to the residents of the city of Philadelphia for electing Michael Nutter: smart, measured, logical. He gets it! He sees the tie between developing human capital, raising employment, and moving Philadelphia forward.
— ABC Aug 11, 10:30 PM #