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McClure Foundation urges state support for ‘‘Free Degree Promise’’ after early results show increased persistence
Summary
The McClure Foundation briefed the committee on the Free Degree Promise at CCV, saying early cohorts are graduating at higher rates and recommending the state codify and fund the program after the foundation’s five‑year commitment ends.
Carolyn Weir, executive director of the McClure Foundation, told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on Feb. 21 that the foundation’s Free Degree Promise pilot at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) has produced early results showing higher completion and persistence among participating students and urged the state to adopt the program when the foundation’s five‑year commitment ends.
"The Free Degree Promise students are graduating at twice the rate and in half the time as community college students nationally," Weir said, summarizing internal…
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