The free tuition program has brought more than 5,000 new students to Massachusetts 15 community colleges. For many, the increase is exciting. But it's also straining some schools' short-staffed financial aid and enrollment offices.
DANVERS Jason Marsala, of Lowell, became North Shore Community College’s dean of enrollment services on March 6. Marsala was hired as NSCC’s coordinator of financial aid in 2014.