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Today, Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll announced a historic financial aid expansion\u00a0that will benefit approximately\u00a025,000 students attending the state\u2019s public community colleges, state universities,\u00a0and the University of Massachusetts.\u00a0With close to $62 million\u00a0in new program\u00a0funding, the MASSGrant\u00a0Plus Expansion\u00a0program will\u00a0cover tuition, fees, books,\u00a0and supply costs for Pell Grant-eligible students and reduce out-of-pocket expenses\u00a0for middle-income students by up to half.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Governor Healey announced the program this morning at Salem State University\u2019s campus, along with Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega,\u00a0and Chair of the Board of Higher Education Chris Gabrieli. They were joined by Salem State University (SSU) President John D. Keenan; SSU students, faculty and staff; local and statewide elected officials; and public higher education leaders from across the state.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cFor so many Massachusetts residents, higher education can be the ticket to their future career and economic stability. Our employers are looking to graduates of Massachusetts\u2019 exceptional public colleges to meet their workforce needs, and those graduates are most likely to stay in Massachusetts. But far too many people are held back from pursuing the education of their choice because of high costs,\u201d said Governor Healey. \u201cThis expansion of MASSGrant Plus will open doors for more students to access higher education, which will strengthen our economy as a whole. We\u2019re grateful to our Legislative partners for making this funding available and look forward to our continued collaboration to make Massachusetts more affordable.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201c75\u00a0percent\u00a0of our public higher education graduates stay in Massachusetts \u2013 like I did after my time at Salem State. They are our future educators, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and maybe even our future Lieutenant Governor,\u201d\u00a0said Lieutenant Governor Driscoll. \u201cBy making public higher education more affordable, we\u2019re helping to grow the next generation of leaders and talents in our state \u2013 the folks who will staying here to work, raise their families and build their futures. That\u2019s why our administration has taken numerous steps, from expanding MASSGrant Plus to making community college free for students 25 and old, to lower costs and increase access to higher education for everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Not including room and board, MASSGrant Plus Expansion will cover\u00a0the full cost of tuition and fees\u00a0for Pell Grant-eligible students, including, for the first time,\u00a0the federal government determined expected family contribution (EFC)\u00a0and an additional allowance\u00a0of up to $1,200 for books and supplies. Middle income students \u2013 defined as\u00a0those whose families earn between $73,000 and $100,000 annually\u00a0in adjusted gross income —\u00a0will have their costs for tuition and mandatory instructional fees reduced by up to half of their out-of-pocket expenses. While middle-income students must be enrolled full time to qualify, the expansion will extend\u00a0MASSGrant Plus financial aid\u00a0to both full-\u00a0and part-time Pell\u00a0Grant-eligible students for the first time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m thrilled that we\u2019re able to deliver such a big investment\u00a0and increase aid for nearly 25,000 public higher education students. By expanding access to higher learning, we\u2019re able to connect even more students with the life changing opportunities, high quality\u00a0educational experiences, and work-based\u00a0training and skills development that our community colleges, state universities, and UMass offer,\u201d said Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMassachusetts should be the number one state in the country when it comes to upward socioeconomic mobility, and college access is the way to get there,\u201d said Commissioner of Higher Education Noe Ortega. \u201cAny resident seeking an education and career that will bring them higher earnings and improved livelihood deserves our full support on that journey.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“The Board of Higher Education identified the need for a new strategy on higher education financing, and in 2022 we created and unanimously approved a new framework,\u201d said Board of Higher Education Chair Chris Gabrieli. \u201cThe framework\u2019s top priority was to expand state financial aid and make college truly affordable for our lowest income students and less debt burdensome for our moderate-income students. We are excited and grateful that the Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Legislature have chosen to harness a meaningful portion of the Fair Share revenues to this priority, and we are dedicated to working closely with all our campuses to deliver on this new commitment to students.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cPublic higher education opens doors to transformational opportunities,\u201d said Senator Jo Comerford (D-Northampton). \u201cIt’s absolutely thrilling to see state investment put to work so beautifully on behalf of our students through the MassGrant Plus Expansion program. Kudos to the Healey-Driscoll Administration for this tenacious work and thank you to Senate President Karen Spilka\u00a0for leading the Senate’s enduring commitment to breaking down financial barriers to higher education. I am tremendously excited to see how this expanded student assistance will catapult students, and our Commonwealth, forward.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The program will be\u00a0retroactive to the start of the fall 2023 semester\u00a0for currently enrolled students. Students who have already completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)\u00a0for the 2023-2024 academic year will\u00a0not need to take any further action to benefit from the additional financial aid dollars. Funds for the current semester will be credited to their accounts. Students who may qualify but have not filled out the FAFSA should do so immediately.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMASSGrant Plus Expansion by the Healey-Driscoll Administration is a game changer for state university students. It is simply historic. I know at Salem State University, 40% of our students are Pell Eligible and hundreds of our students are considered as being from middle income families. This unprecedented investment will allow more of the Commonwealth\u2019s students to pursue their dreams of a college education. It\u2019s a win for them and a win for the future Massachusetts\u2019 workforce,\u201d said John D. Keenan, president of Salem State University and chair of the State Universities Council of Presidents. The Commonwealth\u2019s state universities are incredibly grateful to this Administration for their unwavering leadership in making public higher education more affordable and accessible for all!\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe Healey-Driscoll administration\u2019s bold expansion of financial aid will open the doors of a world-class UMass education to students across the state and lower the cost for current UMass students,\u201d UMass President Marty Meehan\u00a0said. \u201cThis will accelerate the upward economic mobility of our students, about one-third of whom receive Pell Grants now, and strengthen the Commonwealth\u2019s investment in its talent pipeline, which is critical to sustaining our competitive edge.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe 15 community colleges are excited by the opportunities the MASSGrant Plus Expansion will offer to our students,\u201d said James Vander Hooven, president of Mount Wachusett\u00a0Community College\u00a0and chair of the Community College Council of Presidents. \u201cWe are grateful to the Governor, Lt. Governor Driscoll, and the entire administration for the continued investments in our students.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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MASSGrant Plus Expansion will invest approximately $61.7 million of additional state dollars into public higher education students. The funding for the MASSGrant Plus Expansion will draw on the $84 million delivered for financial aid expansion by Governor Healey and the legislature in the FY24 budget. Remaining funds will be used to support ongoing financial aid policies and to implement Massachusetts\u2019 new tuition equity law, which allows qualifying non-U.S. citizens, namely undocumented students, who have completed high school in Massachusetts to access state financial aid.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This\u00a0financial aid expansion announcement\u00a0builds on the Healey-Driscoll administration\u2019s significant investment in higher education earlier this fall, including\u00a0a $20 million investment in MassReconnect, which made community college free for Commonwealth residents ages 25 and older\u00a0regardless of income.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe applaud the Legislature and the Healey Administration for this momentous investment in young people that uses dollars from the Fair Share Amendment and is rightly focused on low- and middle-income students and their families,\u201d said Beth Kontos, president of the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts. \u201cThe expansion of the MASSGrant Plus program will open the doors of Massachusetts public colleges and universities to thousands of deserving students, bettering their lives and strengthening our Commonwealth for the good of all residents.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAs the president of the union that fought for and won more funding for our public schools through passage of\u202fthe\u202fFair Share\u202fAmendment, I applaud Governor Healey for rolling out the\u202fMassGrant\u202fPlus Expansion program. This is a major step forward in the fight for educational equity, making it possible for more low-and middle-income students than ever before to seek out, and complete, their higher education degrees right here in the Bay State, which\u202fwill benefit our economy by keeping our talented young people\u202fin Massachusetts. With the overturning of federal affirmative action last June, I\u2019m glad to see our\u202fgovernor\u202ftaking steps toward achieving debt-free public higher education for all,\u201d said Max Page, President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThis new form of legislation is going to work wonders for students who need the financial assistance. After being told about the student aid program I have hopes that paying for school and getting through my degree will be much simpler,\u201d said Kiana Alexis, a student at Salem State University. \u201cAs an independent student who is in their senior year of college, goes to class full time and works to just make ends meet; I have always struggled to have my aid meet my needs. When it comes time to paying for essentials like medicine and groceries and having to pay for course materials out of pocket such as textbooks and access codes, and other varying project materials not covered by the bookstore advance, it begins to add up; especially when federal assistance such as FAFSA, and various aids such as TRIO Support Services on campus, loans and grants can only\u00a0do so much before other students and I are stuck paying for the rest out of pocket. Hopefully by getting to be a\u00a0part of this program will take some of the weight off my shoulders of the stress of paying for school.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt’s important to expand financial aid so that more students will be able to go to college and fully utilize their time while there not being bogged down by the financial stressors that students with limited or no financial aid face,\u201d said Nicholas Alves, a student at Salem State University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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