NEW YORK, ALBANY— On Tuesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will talk about a plan to let students in high-demand fields get free tuition at state and city schools while they work on their associate degrees.
The Democratic Hochul will introduce the idea in a speech in Albany, where she will also talk about her plans for the current congressional session in the state.
Her office said that the program would help people in New York between the ages of 25 and 55 who are getting an associate’s degree in nursing, teaching, technology, engineering, or another field at schools run by the State University of New York or the City University of New York. The state would also pay for the books and other fees.
The huge network of state and city colleges in New York, which includes almost 90 schools, already offers discounted tuition to residents. There is also a scheme that lets residents who make less than $125,000 a year go to those schools for free.
Hochul said in a statement from her office, “When my dad went to college, our whole family had a chance at a better life, and I want every New Yorker to have that chance.” “Under my plan, every person in New York will be able to get a free degree at SUNY and CUNY community colleges to help them get jobs that will be in high demand in the future.”
Some states, like Massachusetts, have programs that are very much like these, and many more offer different types of lower fees at state colleges.
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