With free college going nowhere at the national level (for now at least), state and local promise programs— another name for free college— are where there is the greatest potential for continued ...

Three years ago, a group of committed leaders set out to launch the nationwide College Promise movement to increase student access and success in America’s community colleges and universities. After ...

The dynamic national College Promise Campaign is a growing 21st-century community college partnership initiative gaining broad support for hard-working students in America’s community colleges. “One ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, College Promise announced the launch of the College Promise Learning Community (CPLC): Advancing Impact through Compelling Communication, a nationwide ...

As student government president for the California Community Colleges, Iiyshaa Youngblood represents millions of people who scrape to pay for, and complete, even a two-year degree program. So you ...

In one of her first public acts as the new mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan signed an executive order last month to phase in a free college tuition program. The program promises up to two years of free ...

Providence Promise helps Providence public and charter school students and families plan and save for higher education. The organization offers college savings accounts, incentives for educational ...

Serial entrepreneur and millionaire philanthropist Pete Kadens is trying to do what President Biden hasn’t been able to get done. Kadens has created two college-scholarship programs — Hope Toledo, ...

College promise programs have increased in popularity in recent years. Now, amid a pandemic and a recession, they might be on the chopping block. Higher education groups are asking for at least $120 ...

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