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Renton Promise pilots tuition wrap for Renton Technical College; enrollment from Renton graduates nearly triples
Summary
Renton Promise increased Renton Technical College enrollment by Renton School District graduates from about 50 to 123 in its second year, college and program leaders told the Renton City Council on March 3.
Renton city officials heard on March 3 that the Renton Promise program has nearly tripled the number of Renton School District graduates enrolling at Renton Technical College (RTC) in its second year.
"When I started in this role at the college in 2022, we had approximately 50 Renton High School graduates come to RTC," said Yoshiko Harden, president of Renton Technical College. "Now in the second year of the Renton Promise program, that number has almost tripled."
Representative Steve Bergquist, who led the legislative effort that helped launch the program, told council members the goal was…
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