Bergen Community College in NJ forgives $5M in pandemic tuition
Bergen Community College will forgive $5 million in past due tuition accumulated during the pandemic.
The college said 2,000 students enrolled at the school between March 2020 to the present will be impacted by the plan. A portion of funds received from the federal government for pandemic-related relief will be used to payoff the outstanding balances of current students with past-due tuition bills.
The debt will automatically be removed from student accounts. There are is no application to submit.
BCC President President Eric M. Friedman said that financial concerns are the biggest barrier for students to getting a college degree especially with the effect the pandemic has had on student finances.