Enrollment Climbs at Massachusetts Community Colleges

FILE - Boston Common is situated on 50 acres in the center of the city, in Boston, Massachusetts, Nov. 7, 2023.

More students enrolled at Massachusetts community colleges this past fall as a result of the UMass Community College Advantage Scholarship, which offers $5,000 annual scholarships to community college students finishing in the top 10% of their class.

According to The Daily Hampshire Gazette, another enrollment driver could be MassReconnect, which offers free community college tuition to students 25 and older. (December 2023)