For most New Mexico residents, college will now be officially tuition-free after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 140. Many states across the country have moved to provide some sort of tuition-free college education.
Highlights
- Gov.
- Michelle Lujan Grisham signed on Friday Senate Bill 140, otherwise known as the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act.
- The plan will waive tuition for students attending any in-state public school or tribal college, including community colleges.
- The scholarship has already been awarded to more than 10,000 students over the last two years.
- $75 million has been allocated to the fund to support 35,000 more students this fall alone, according to the governor’s office.
- Many states across the country have moved to provide some sort of tuition-free college education in the U.S., including many states with similar policies in recent years.