BHCC News for December, 2017

Earlier this week, the Board of Higher Education approved giving in-state tuition rates through the spring of 2018 to evacuees from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who lost their homes after Hurricane Maria devastated the islands in September.

On Monday, December 11, 2017, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $1.2 million in Performance Incentive Fund (PIF) grants to sixteen Massachusetts public colleges and universities to make college more affordable and accessible through enhanced digital learning opportunities.

The Boston Private Industry Council (PIC) is one of a four Massachusetts Workforce Boards to receive a competitive grant from Governor Charlie Baker and the STEM Advisory Council to increase paid internship opportunities for high school students interested in the STEM fields.