FSCJ Supports Heads Up, America! and the College Promise Campaign

FSCJ campuses hosted events to engage the FSCJ community and encourage conversations about free community college access and increased public investment in community colleges through federal, state and local dollars.

FSCJ’s student government associations at each campus coordinated open forum booths to invite students, faculty, staff and guests to share their thoughts and opinions on “how would two years of free college impact future generations?” The responses received were shared on FSCJ’s social media accounts to garner the attention of legislators at the local, state and federal levels to encourage their support in the development of College Promise programs across the country. You can see some pictures from the events and read some of the feedback here.

Among the qualifications for America’s College Promise proposal, students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.5, be enrolled in a qualifying academic or workforce-training program and belong to a household earning less than $200,000 annually.

In addition, the program requires that any participating community college must implement promising and evidence-based reforms to support student success, and that states must ‘pay to play,” contributing approximately one-fourth of the cost of student tuition and fees.

FSCJ remains committed to offering affordable higher education for all and reduce the dependence on financial aid and student loans to provide greater access to higher learning.

To join FSCJ and community colleges across the country in support of the College Promise Campaign, visit headsupamerica.us, download the toolkit and share thoughts on social media using hashtags #freecommunitycollege and #headsupamerica.