I don’t think it will be for people like me who would like to take some classes to learn American Sign Language for example I assume it’s just for matriculated students who don’t already have a bachelors degree

Exactly, wasn’t the main complaint about Biden’s plan to eliminate a chunk of student loan debt that some of that was going to people who don’t need it? It’s almost like Americans hate it when we help other Americans. It’s so weird. First they complain people who might not need $10,000 off their student long will get it, then they wanna complain people who might not need free college won’t get it.

Do y’all even hear yourselves.

I don’t know why we spend so much money on the military, there’s no one on earth completes the American people more than other American people.

Cafe Sauvage definitely had croque madame - which is fairly close.

But then the miserable boomers would be sad because their bootstrap story is invalidated 🤣

If they make it free it’s probably for matriculated students, which requires specific gen eds already.

At least that’s how it is in California, you have to be a resident of the state for a year, and you have to be matriculated. And you have to be poor enough to qualify for the fee waiver.

Brasil*

Thank you! Problem solved. I probably could have Google'd this but I didn't know what the title I was looking for was

I had free community college in California and it was so wonderful. I mean credits were only $26 each so I could have paid for it but apparently if you earn less than $40,000 they don’t want you to have to pay tuition so it was free. I took as many classes as I could it was wonderful

Yup - call the 62F helpline.

Just looked it up I’m now following this post because that sounds amazing.

Going back to school as an adult is harder than when fresh out of high school. Removing tuition as a factor could significantly lower hurdles for this population.

Note that there is no system through which you can check the status of your 62F refund. Please call the 62F Refund Call Center at 877-677-9727 with questions regarding your refund. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/chapter-62f-taxpayer-refunds

That’s a good point. It could be a lower cost pilot program to show proof-of-concept that this kind of program is beneficial.

Qualify yes, but there’s gotta be some kind of minimum grade requirement to continue the free education. Can’t just have people signing up and not taking it seriously or not showing up for classes.

Sounds kinda like how I wish Voke schools were free for two years after high school. Asking 13/14 yr olds what field they want to work in for the rest of their lives is asinine. Let them graduate reg HS then at 18 they have a better understanding of what they want to do.

I think there should be a movie where Ben’s character has just come back to his home town because dad died and he has to work behind the counter at a local Dunkin’ (probably Gloucester location) to make ends meet for the funeral. Casey is his character from SNL and they are brothers trying to mend a life time of problems as they bury their father.

Culinary arts being a required course is laughable.

I know perfectly well what Community College is. I graduated from Bunker Hill back in the 90s. I managed to finish school without any student loans and no help from my parents

It is a great way to take college courses at a lower cost. But the sad part is, some 4 year colleges wont take all your credits. I graduated from CC with an AS in Accounting and an AS in Business Management. When I went to Bentley, I had to take several courses over again.

If they make it free, they should require certain classes.

Not every student takes classes that they should because they are focused only on career goals or a unique degree. I have had to deal with too many idiots fresh out of a 4 year that couldn't live on their own because they have no life skills and/or a degree that only qualifies them for a job at McDonald's.

u/AnteaterEastern2811 I had a similar issue after my insulation work was done. I called MassSave, and they sent an inspector to review the work. The inspector has asked the company to come back and redo the missing spots. Some spots may not be filled due to the inability to reach them. So call MassSave and ask them to inspect; they will find a new company to fix the left spots.

A Peruvian restaurant might sell Capybara meat

....I don't think you know what community college is.

I agree with limits of subjects. It should Liberal arts that can be transferred to any 4 year school. And include subjects like personal finances and basic culinary arts to prepare the student for the real world. Other classes could include basic intro to career paths. Showing required schooling and the potential income.

I know that in terms of financial aid in 25 years old is when your Parents income is no longer accounted for in your application for financial aid. For some students 25 years old is when they would be able to get a Pell grant because they are no longer counting their parents income. Since the federal pell grant covers a large cost of community college for many students it’s probably part of how they will cover the cost and why the age limit is 25.

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As Mike Tyson famously said, "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face."

There is no such thing as "free". And much like "supporting" worthy causes by hitting a "like" button on some heartstring-plucking social media post, versus publicly organizing and funding a lobbying effort to effect whatever "worthy" change people think they want, when presented with a real bill requiring real money to pay for said change, we quickly learn that virtue signals have many parents and actual virtue is an orphan.