Hundreds of adult students are attending college tuition-free this year with TN Reconnect. Adults who don’t already have a college degree can join them for the upcoming semesters at Volunteer State Community College. People are encouraged to apply now.
More than seven hundred people have already applied to Volunteer State Community College to take advantage of the new Tennessee Reconnect program. It provides community college education tuition-free for adult students who don’t have a degree. The college is hosting a series of Get Ready to Reconnect events to help people who are still considering TN Reconnect. The first will be an all-day event, at all Vol State campuses, on Tuesday, April 10 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Gallatin campus will then have special hours every Tuesday from April 24 through May 15 from 4 p.m.
Adult students often have to scrimp and save to afford college tuition. Now, with the tuition-free TN Reconnect program, a college education is much more obtainable.
“I was paying for classes with my tip money from work,” said Caitlin Springer of Goodlettsville. “Once Reconnect came through, I was ready and able to take more classes. It’s been great.”
