Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
DAVID DARROW looks up in a recent photo in his office. He is a retired educator now promoting a program called Michigan Reconnect, which aims to pay tuition for persons who do not yet have a college degree. The program began in 2021 by offering free college to persons 25 years or older. The program now has temporarily expanded the age window so that persons from 21 to 24 years old may apply for the same benefit up until Dec. 31, with the understanding that they must be enrolled in college as of the summer semester of 2025.
By PAMELA JANSSON
GOGEBIC RANGE - Michigan Reconnect, which began in 2021 by offering free tuition to persons 25 years or older, now is offering a temporary expansion to persons 21 to 24 years old.
The offer also applies to students already enrolled in college, but not to people who already have a college degree.
The application deadline for persons 21 to 24 years old is Dec. 31, and they then must submit a free application for federal student aid - known by its acronym of FAFSA - and must be enrolled in college no later than the summer semester of 2025.
The offer f...
