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RALEIGH – Many N.C. 2020 high school graduates are eligible to have tuition and fees covered at any of the 58 community colleges in the state.

Proposed uses for North Carolina’s flexible funds from American Rescue Plan vary widely; federal COVID pandemic relief; infrastructure spending

This story was originally published by Carolina Public Press. For more than three decades, thousands of students in Alleghany County have attended college

Like other longstanding problems, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the debate around student loan debt. That issue has heated up further in recent months, with major announcements on both the federal and state level. North Carolina 2021 high school graduates may be eligible for two years of free tuition through the Longleaf Commitment Grant. Eligible graduates can receive grant funds to cover tuition and fees toward an associate degree or transfer credits. Students of any age who completed an adult high school diploma or GED during the 2021 calendar year also qualify. Students can recei...

Live Updates: Latest News on Coronavirus and Higher Education By SUNY, Unions Reach Agreement on Testing July 2, 4:25 a.m. The State University of New York has reached agreements with four unions in the system -- United University Professions, New York State Public Employees Federation, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, and the Police Benevolent Association of New York State -- to continue COVID-19 testing through the rest of 2021. But the agreements differentiate between those who have been vaccinated and those who have not. Those who have not been vacc...