Senate President Karen Spilka advises to “keep your eyes peeled” for free community college funding in the Senate’s version of the fiscal year 2025 budget. Making community college free for every Massachusetts resident could cost the state about $170 million annually, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group on behalf of the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges. The report was rolled out to reporters last week alongside Spilka, Senate Ways and Means Chair Michael Rodrigues and Higher Education Committee Chair Sen. Jo Comerford.
