News Briefs: June 22, 2025
SUNY Beefs Up Community Colleges
ALBANY—The SUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor John B. King Jr. approved a suite of updates to the state’s community colleges on Tuesday, June 3. SUNY’s 30 community colleges educate more than 165,000 students in degree programs each year, not counting thousands more in workforce development and certification programs. About 44 percent of main-campus SUNY students start at a community college, making them a key driver of upward mobility and workforce training.
The board appointed three permanent presidents and an acting president from its pilot program pool. It approved the additional $1 million allocated in the state budget for Governor Kathy Hochul’s free tuition initiative, for a total of $5 million. Now entering its second year, the SUNY Reconnect program offers free tuition, fees, books, and supplies to adults ages 25-55 who do not have a college degree and wish to pursue an associate’s degree in a high-demand field. Finally, the board began the final rulemaking and public comment process for a pilot program intended to improve transparency in campus president appointments and contract reviews, created under NYS Education Law 355(1)(c). For more information, visit suny.edu.
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