More than 19K Michigan residents apply for tuition-free community college in first 24 hours
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
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On Tuesday afternoon, Michigan officials launched a program aimed at helping people over 25 without college degrees pay for community college or skilled trades training.
As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, more than 19,000 people have already applied for community college tuition assistance. And the state is no longer taking new applications for state scholarships to help cover costs of private skilled training programs, according to Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
The Michigan Reconnect program a bipartisan initiative backed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, state lawmakers in both parties and business and education groups is open to people who are at least 25 years old, a Michigan resident for at least a year and have a high school diploma or equivalent, but not a college degree.