College for All Act of 2025
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- Passed House
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Overview
The College for All Act of 2025 aims to expand access to higher education by eliminating tuition and required fees for eligible students at community colleges and tribal colleges, as well as for working and middle-class students at four-year public institutions. The bill also reauthorizes the Federal Pell Grant program, increasing award amounts and eligibility, and provides grants to states and tribal colleges to improve student outcomes. It focuses on supporting historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities, and includes provisions to align secondary and higher education pathways.
Key provisions
- Eliminates tuition and required fees at community colleges and tribal colleges for eligible students.
- Eliminates tuition and required fees for working and middle-class students at four-year public institutions and tribal colleges.
- Increases the maximum Pell Grant award and expands eligibility to include Dreamers and students with immigration statuses.
- Reauthorizes and revises the Federal Pell Grant program.
- Provides grants to states and tribal colleges to improve student outcomes.
- Reauthorizes the Federal TRIO Programs and the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.
- Establishes a federal-state partnership to fully eliminate tuition and fees.
- Includes provisions for reverse transfer policies and alignment of secondary and higher education pathways.
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