Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has announced a plan to provide free tuition to either of the city's two community colleges for all graduates of Boston's public high schools.
The program announced Friday has already launched at Madison Park Vocational-Technical High School and will be rolled out city-wide on June 1.
To be eligible, students must graduate with at least a 2.2 GPA, be able to complete community college in two years, meet low-income status for Pell Grants, and gain admission to either Bunker Hill Community College or Roxbury Community College.
The program will be funded by The Neighborhood Jobs Trust, which collects fees from large-scale commercial developments.
Walsh says the most effective way to break down social and financial barriers facing many Boston families is to make post-secondary education more accessible.
