Post by Logan on Jul 8, 2016 4:56:18 GMT -6
A state program providing veterans with money for college will not be cut this year, Gov. Matt Mead announced Wednesday.
The governor has not identified how to keep funding the $264,000-a-semester program, said David Bush, Mead’s communications director.
Until recently, the money was provided through the Wyoming Community College Commission budget. The program offers 10 semesters of free tuition and fees to qualifying veterans. Surviving spouses and dependents were also eligible.
However, the commission cut the assistance program last month after the governor informed the agency it would have to trim $20.2 million from its budget. It was the third round of cuts faced by the commission, which funds the state’s seven community colleges and other government departments, due to declining mineral revenues.
Read more: trib.com/news/local/education/mead-reinstates-tuition-program-for-vets/article_b27bde86-9525-53ea-83c2-68fc88284f3c.html
The governor has not identified how to keep funding the $264,000-a-semester program, said David Bush, Mead’s communications director.
Until recently, the money was provided through the Wyoming Community College Commission budget. The program offers 10 semesters of free tuition and fees to qualifying veterans. Surviving spouses and dependents were also eligible.
However, the commission cut the assistance program last month after the governor informed the agency it would have to trim $20.2 million from its budget. It was the third round of cuts faced by the commission, which funds the state’s seven community colleges and other government departments, due to declining mineral revenues.
Read more: trib.com/news/local/education/mead-reinstates-tuition-program-for-vets/article_b27bde86-9525-53ea-83c2-68fc88284f3c.html