MOUNT LAUREL The Burlington County Alternative School already has a program that allows select students to enroll in free college courses at Rowan College at Burlington County.
But now, the Burlington County Commissioners and the community college are expanding that program from 10 course seats per year to 25, according to a county news release.
The expansion will begin in the 2021-22 school year. RCBC will offer the classes tuition-free and the Burlington County Special Services School District, which operates the Alternative School, will cover textbooks and other materials.
Students who enter this program dual enroll in Alternative School classes and college classes. The Alternative School consists of Burlington County students who may experience difficulties reaching their potential at traditional public schools, said the county news release.
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April 21, 2021
The Burlington County Commissioners announced the ratification of a new agreement expanding a Rowan College at Burlington County program that allows select students from the Burlington County Alternative School to dual-enroll and take college courses for free.
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Burlington County Commissioner Linda Hynes, who serves as the Board s liaison to the college, and the County s Special Services School District and vocational schools, said the new agreement would allow the successful alternative school program to continue to flourish and give additional students the opportunity to get a jumpstart on higher education. Burlington County is proud to be the home of one of the best community colleges in the nation, and this agreement will allow more of our Alternative School students to attend classes at RCBC and earn college credit at the same time they re finishing high school, Hynes said. This program is a proven success, and our Board is thrilled to see it
Felicia Hopson: Burlington County residents can be proud of budget
Felicia Hopson
Anyone who has ever balanced a checkbook or crafted a household budget knows that it involves setting priorities and making choices. Families face difficult decisions about their finances almost every day. Government should be no different.
Here in Burlington County, we know how important it is to spend the tax dollars we are entrusted to oversee efficiently and wisely. And we have. You don’t have to take my word for it.
Moody’s Investors Services pointed to the county’s “budgeting and ongoing expenditure controls” and “strong financial results” in a recent report that maintained the county’s strong credit rating.
Burlington County adopts $233 million budget with no tax levy increase
MOUNT HOLLY The Burlington County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday adopted the 2021 county budget with no tax levy increase.
The $233 million budget calls for a combined tax levy of $190 million, including $169.7 million for county operations, $11 million for the Burlington County Library System and $9.9 million for open space and farmland preservation operations all unchanged from 2020.
“While the economic outlook has brightened considerably from a year ago, we know the crisis has not yet ended and that many families and small businesses are still struggling,” said Commissioner Director Felicia Hopson. “Our county is still in recovery so our Board was determined not to add to our residents’ tax burdens.
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