Schools today vying to win applicants over must invest in top-notch student support programs and keep their degrees affordable all while sustaining their long-term health. What colleges today are toeing the line successfully?
Legislative negotiators have reached a deal to make college free for residents whose families make less than $80,000 a year in order to bolster the state's fledgling enrollment and labor workforce shortage.
"We're about to fall off that cliff," said Higher Education Co-Chairman Gregg Haddad referring to the reliance the state system placed on one-time federal aid investments, such as the American Rescue Plan.