Education
BY BROOKE SJOBERG
ACC approves pilot program offering free tuition for locals Austin Community College will provide up to five years of free tuition for students living in its service area, after the community college’s board of trustees approved the pilot measure in April. About the program The proposal, brought to the college system’s board of trustees by ACC Chancellor Russell Low- ery-Hart, will create a zero-cost tuition program for students who graduate from local high schools, charter schools and those who have completed General Educational Development. Homeschooled students will also qualify. The details Eligible students could qualify for up to five years of free tuition and have three years from graduation
HISD projects higher recapture payments As Hutto ISD heads into budget season for the 2024-25 fiscal year, new projections show the district may pay about $270,000 more to the state in recapture than it did in the previous year. What you need to know Chief Financial Officer Caleb Steed said the payment of excess property tax revenues to the state is projected to rise from $570,000 in the 2023-24 fiscal year to $850,000 for FY 2024-25. This is due to an increase in local property values, Steed said, paired with an unchang- ing amount of per-student state funding. Additionally, Steed and other administra- tors forecasted that some budget cuts may be coming, although it is unclear where they will land.
ACC service area All students graduating this May who live within the community college’s service area will qualify for free tuition under the program.
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to access these funds to receive an associate degree. If a student pursues a bachelor’s degree, they may also receive an additional two years of free tuition, ACC spokesperson Sydney Pruitt said. For more information, visit www.austincc.edu.
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