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Popularity of state colleges free tuition offer for critical occupations leads to pause

Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   When the Vermont State Colleges System announced it was providing free tuition for students pursuing training in nursing and other “critical occupations” at Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College, it did so with the hope there would be strong demand for the roughly $5 million in federal funds set aside for the program. Half a month into fiscal 2022, most of that money has been spoken for, due to demand more than doubling supply for free classes at those three schools. The system has put new awards at those campuses on pause and started a waiting list as it works to identify additional funding sources for the project.

Popularity of state colleges free tuition offer for critical occupations leads to pause

Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   When the Vermont State Colleges System announced it was providing free tuition for students pursuing training in nursing and other “critical occupations” at Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College, it did so with the hope there would be strong demand for the roughly $5 million in federal funds set aside for the program. Half a month into fiscal 2022, most of that money has been spoken for, due to demand more than doubling supply for free classes at those three schools. The system has put new awards at those campuses on pause and started a waiting list as it works to identify additional funding sources for the project.

College not for everyone, including high achievers

With summer upon us, recent high school graduates across this country are planning their next steps in life. About 69 percent of those teens will choose the path of traditional higher education. Yet only four-in-10 will graduate after four years. The truth is, the standard American education system is far too rigid to foster success in all our young people. Most traditional universities have stringent application and admittance criteria and a similarly entrenched approach to building knowledge. But not everybody learns that way. And that is OK. As an 18-time Grammy winner, I am proof that struggling within the traditional system often has more to do with the system itself than the individual, and once you find a place that allows your creativity to thrive, success will follow.

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