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Proposed Pell change that would raise half‑time threshold could strip aid from many part‑time community‑college students, chancellors warn
Summary
Chancellors told the Public Higher Education Study Committee that a proposed change in federal Pell‑grant eligibility — setting half‑time status at 7.5 credits — could cause significant loss of federal aid for New Hampshire community college students, many of whom enroll part time for work or family reasons.
Chancellors told the Public Higher Education Study Committee that a proposed change in federal Pell‑grant eligibility — setting half‑time status at 7.5 credits — could cause significant loss of federal aid for New Hampshire community college students, many of whom enroll part time for work or family reasons.
Mark Rubinstein, chancellor of the Community College System, said the reconciliation proposal in the U.S. House would make half‑time status 7.5 credits and that “more than half of our students are registered for fewer credits than that.” He warned committee members that, based on system data, roughly 2,000…
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