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Council of Independent Colleges urges $6,000 TAG, nursing and mental‑health investments to sustain nonprofit colleges
Summary
Leaders of Virginia’s Council of Independent Colleges (CICV) told a Senate subcommittee that private nonprofit colleges enroll a high share of Pell‑eligible and first‑generation students and asked legislators to raise the Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG) to $6,000 and support nursing and mental‑health initiatives.
Mary Dana Hinton, president of Hollins University and chair of the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia, and Frank Shuschak, president of Roanoke College and vice chair of CICV, told the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee’s higher education subcommittee that Virginia’s 28 private nonprofit colleges are key access institutions and asked for sustained support for the Tuition Assistance Grant.
‘‘Investing in Virginia students is not only an investment in education, it's an investment in the Commonwealth's prosperity, workforce readiness, and community well‑being,’’ Frank Shuschak said, urging lawmakers to back a…
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