Some Washington students will get free college tuition under approved bill
If your family of four makes less than $51,000 a year, you’re in line to receive free college tuition over the next few years.
That was the result of the Workforce Education Investment Act, which lawmakers approved Sunday. The act makes some of Washington’s biggest companies invest in higher education in hopes of training up students to become tomorrow’s workers.
House Bill 2158 was created to help fill what lawmakers expect will be 740,000 job openings across the state by 2021.
The act provides free tuition and fees to public universities in Washington for families making up to 55 percent of the median income, which is $92,688 for a family of four, according to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. It also provides partial scholarships for families earning more than that threshold up to the median family income.
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