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Nashville High School Seniors At Risk Of Being Left Out Of Tennessee’s Biggest Scholarship Program

Damon Mitchell

October 21, 2020

Hillsboro High School Nashville
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Tennessee education leaders are making a last-ditch effort to get students signed up for tuition-free mentoring and scholarship program Tennessee Promise.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: community college, Higher Education, Metro Schools

Some Private Tennessee Colleges Enter Fall With Record-Breaking Enrollment

Damon Mitchell

September 28, 2020

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Private universities were expecting to bear some of the brunt of the coronavirus fallout this year. They anticipated students would choose less expensive, public colleges instead. Enrollment data, however, show a few Middle Tennessee campuses are seeing higher than expected interest.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: community college, Fisk University, Higher Education, Lipscomb University

Why The State Is Talking Up Technical Colleges To High School Counselors

Emily Siner

February 2, 2018

Listen Tennessee has put a spotlight on its community colleges in recent years, making these higher education institutions the focus of programs like Tennessee Promise. Now, state officials are trying to give technical colleges the same boost — and they’re starting by trying to win over high school guidance counselors.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: community college, TCAT Nashville

Tennessee Promise’s Biggest Accomplishment: Adding ‘Free’ To College Conversation

Emily Siner

October 31, 2014

The governor’s Tennessee Promise program guarantees that students can go to community college for free. And calling it free is more than a monetary statement: It’s also wildly effective marketing.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, community college, Tennessee Promise

Tennessee Universities Begin Adapting To Impact Of Free Community College

Blake Farmer

September 29, 2014

Four-year schools have sweetened scholarship packages and financial aid to transferring students.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: community college, Joe DiPietro, Tennessee Promise

To Sell Free Community College Plan, Tennessee Governor Meets Universities In The Middle

Blake Farmer

March 18, 2014

Governor Bill Haslam is starting to compromise on his administration’s proposal to pay the full tuition for anyone going to community college.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Claude Pressnell, community college, Tennessee Promise, TICUA

Does The Math Work On Haslam’s Free Community College Plan?

Blake Farmer

February 13, 2014

One of the outstanding questions on Governor Bill Haslam’s plan to offer free community college is whether the financing will really work. That’s even a question to the state’s top money-man, Treasurer David Lillard.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, community college, David Lillard, Tennessee Promise

Free Community College: As Initial Praise Dies Down, Concerns Crop Up

Blake Farmer

February 7, 2014

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s plan to make community college free to high school grads received instant national praise this week. One education leader calls it the best idea to boost college-going rates in a generation. But concerns are beginning to be raised.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Catherine Leisek, community college, Joe DiPietro, Tennessee Promise

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