Study: ‘Free’ community college would cost states billions

Published December 16, 2015 2:00pm ET



President Obama’s free community college initiative would cost all states combined about $4 billion a year, according to a new paper from the conservative American Action Forum.

The cost would vary depending on the state. In low-population Vermont, the cost would be $7.4 million a year. In relatively crowded New York, free community college would cost $350 million a year.

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