community college

If it wasn't for Brookdale, I wouldn't be where I am today.

Community college is such a great option especially since a lot of them have reciprocal agreements with four year schools.

It is much too soon for either New Jersey's higher education institutions or Gov. Phil Murphy to be able to issue any definitive decisions or guidance, but the Garden State's 18 community colleges are expecting many students will lean on them in the fall.

Here's how we can make it happen.

Community college students have until Sept. 15 to apply for financial aid and – if their incomes are $65,000 or less – have a tuition-free school year.

The program's first semester cost around $20M for grants to students. Murphy sought $58.5M for two semesters. Lawmakers OK'd $25M – and expanded eligibility.

If someone wants to attend college that should be their decision on their dime.

Tuition-free community college could cost the state budget as much as $400 million, but Phil Murphy says its key to upgrading New Jersey's workforce.

Getting a bachelor's degree at a university such as Rutgers or Fairleigh Dickinson is possible without even stepping on school grounds.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama wants publicly funded community college available to all Americans, a sweeping, multibillion-dollar proposal that would make higher education as accessible as a high school diploma to boost weak U.S. wages and skills for the modern workforce.