If Cost Isn't the Barrier Anymore, What Is? - with Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges
Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director · Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges
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How did Massachusetts grow community college enrollment 40% in 3 years by making one thing crystal clear?
- 02
Why does completing the FAFSA change the game when cost is no longer the barrier?
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What happens when the funding for getting students in the door outpaces the funding for helping them finish?
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges
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- How did Massachusetts grow community college enrollment 40% in 3 years by making one thing crystal clear?
- Why does completing the FAFSA change the game when cost is no longer the barrier?
- What happens when the funding for getting students in the door outpaces the funding for helping them finish?
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