Big savings for students: NJ colleges now offering free courses
The New Jersey Office of Higher Education is working with a nonprofit organization to launch pilot program that will allow Garden State students and adults to get a boost in their college careers.
Brian Bridges, the state secretary of higher education said as part of the pilot, the Modern States Educational Alliance has agreed to provide a thousand college-level courses, without charge, to students at Mercer County Community College, Thomas Edison State University and Centenary University.
According to Bridges, the program is designed to help all students, “from those who are in high school seeking to go to college, on up to the adult learner who is looking to return to college to further their career.”