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Better Futures Program Helps JBS Families Attend Maricopa Community Colleges Tuition Free

The 66,000 JBS USA and Pilgrim’s employees who help feed America, along with their dependent children, can now pursue their higher education goals at the Maricopa Community Colleges— tuition free, thanks to their company’s Better Futures program, which launched March 2021 with the intent of becoming the largest college tuition program in rural America.

Source: eCampus News
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MCC Foundation Awarded $500K Grant Providing Scholarship Opportunities to Black and Hispanic Students

PepsiCo and its philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, announced today a $500,000 2-year grant award to the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF.) 

Source: Greater Phoenix In Business
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Here’s how Arizona community colleges will offer 4-year degrees

Arizona community colleges can now open their doors to students seeking a bachelor’s degree thanks to a law passed earlier this year. 

Source: AZ Big Media
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Maricopa college district gearing up to offer 4-year degrees

Arizona’s largest community college system, acting under a new state law, has released a slate of planned four-year degrees in education, health care, information technology and other fields.

Source: Associated Press