<i>Get skilled, get a job, give back</i>: Virginia's tuition‐free program for high‐demand jobs-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Get skilled, get a job, give back: Virginia's tuition‐free program for high‐demand jobs

Published:2023-09 Issue:203 Volume:2023 Page:87-97
ISSN:0194-3081
Container-title:New Directions for Community Colleges
language:en
Short-container-title:New Drctns Community Coll

Author:

Floyd Deborah L.¹,Cervantes Diana²,Salinas Cristobal³

Affiliation:

1. College of Education Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Florida USA

2. The University of Texas Austin Austin Texas USA

3. Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Florida USA

Abstract

AbstractG3: Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back is Virginia's new initiative that provides tuition‐free community college to low and middle‐income students pursuing careers in high‐demand fields. Signed into law on March 29, 2021, this new program allocates $36 million to cover tuition, fees, and books for qualified students in high‐need workforce areas: healthcare, information technology, manufacturing and skilled trades, early childhood education and public safety. This commentary aims to describe an overview of the Virginia Community College System's G3 initiative while also describing the G3 at four different colleges representing urban, suburban and rural service areas. Recommendations for policy and practice are offered.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

General Materials Science

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/cc.20589

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