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April 30, 2021 - 3:11pm
Earlier this week, President Joe Biden proposed a plan that included the idea of free community college across the country. There are more than 40,000 students enrolled in Nebraska’s eight community college systems and the president of one of them thinks the idea isn’t a big stretch.
Dr. Paul Illich is the president of Southeast Community College, with its main campus in Lincoln, but also serving other parts of the southeast Nebraska. He said community colleges are already very affordable, with the average yearly tuition around $3700. At his school, tuition makes up about 20% of the general fund budget and other funding sources, like property taxes and federal dollars make up the other portions. And most student are already getting help with tuition.
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