New Data Shows 40 Percent Increase in Students Attending Community College Through MassReconnect in Second Year

From Mass Gov: “MassReconnect, Governor Healey’s cost-free community college program for students ages 25 and older, continues drawing adult learners to Massachusetts’ community colleges in its second year. According to new data from the state’s Department of Higher Education (DHE), community college enrollment of new students in the MassReconnect population – those ages 25 and over without a prior college degree – grew by 39.6 percent between the fall 2023 and 2024 semesters. This builds on a 45 percent year-over-year growth in this same student population in 2023, MassReconnect’s inaugural year. Over 20,000 new students in the MassReconnect population have enrolled in community colleges in the last two years.”