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Set a few miles from the sea and surrounded by swampy state parks, Indian River Community College was for years a lone outpost of higher education on Floridaâs Treasure Coast. The nearest universityâFlorida Atlanticâwas nearly 60 miles away, a long haul down I-95 for someone seeking more schooling but bound to her community by a home, a job, a family.
âTo drive an hour-and-a-half one way to take a course at a university at night and backâit was just more than most families could handle,â says Edwin Massey, president emeritus of Indian River.
To help more Florida residents earn advanced credentials, the state expanded its university system in the early 1990s. The Treasure Coast region was in the running for a new institutionâbut the other side of the state won out.
Terry Hartle, senior vice president for government relations at the American Council on Education, said the budget was strong but not remarkable for higher ed. The investments in the Pell program and HBCUs, he said, were certainly welcome, but doubling the value of Pell Grants is still needed.
“It’s good news for education; it’s good news for college students. It’s not as great as we might have wished, but it’s a huge step forward,” he said. “I think what we’re seeing here is campaign rhetoric has met with governing reality. They can’t do everything that they want as quickly as they want.”
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